Re: It's Official! We don't have to pay the £39BN.
Democracy at work in the UK:
"My colleagues Lisa O’Carroll and Heather Stewart report that constitutional experts are saying the prime minister’s plan to prorogue parliament for five weeks will be the longest suspension of the British legislature since 1945. They said it appeared to be designed to evade scrutiny of his plans for Brexit or any new deal with the EU.
Ruth Fox, the director of the highly respected Hansard Society, a leading source of independent research and advice on parliamentary affairs, said it was an “affront to parliamentary democracy”.
Lawyers said the unprecedented length of the suspension of parliament would prompt immediate legal challenge. “Expect litigation – starting in Scotland,” said Ros Kellaway, the head of Brexit and EU law at Eversheds Sutherland, in London.
The value of the pound fell sharply against the euro and the dollar this morning after Boris Johnson announced plans to suspend parliament, raising the chances of a no-deal exit from the EU.
And Elizabeth has approved...
Well, I suppose its the UKs own funeral...
Sterling fell by more than a cent against the US dollar to a six-day low of below $1.22, and by almost as much against the euro, to €1.096.