A p pa re ntly apparently this is a problem within the Supreme Court although this is no consolation to you. Apparently it is related to the rain, would you believe . i think potentially unless you are inside the Supreme Court at the moment no one is able to hear what the baroness is saying. 15th of august, nikki da costa, director of legislative affairs at number 10 downing street sent a memorandum to the downing street copied seven people, Civil Servants and special advisers. Recommending that his parliamentary private secretary approached the palace with a request for prorogation to begin within ninth 12th a request for prorogation to begin within ninth 12th september and for a queens speech on the 14th of 0ctober. For a queens speech on the 14th of october. The Prime Minister take to that recommendation. 0n october. The Prime Minister take to that recommendation. On 27th or 28th of august, in a telephone call, he formally advised her majesty to pirogue parliament between those date
Borisjohnson has been found to have misled the country. This unelected Prime Minister should now resign. Away from the drama at westminster, what do voters make of it all . You just dont mess with parliament, straight forward. At least Boris Johnson is trying to get something done. The question now begs where do we go from here . Well, thats the question many would like answered. Well bring you the latest on this developing story and what it means for brexit. And in sport. Major changes for englands second Rugby World Cup game only five of the players who started the win over tonga will begin against the usa. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. In a momentous ruling, the Supreme Court has ruled that the government acted unlawfully when it suspended parliament. In a strongly worded and unanimous verdict, the 11 most seniorjudges in the uk concluded that the decision to Prorogue Parliament for five weeks was unlawful. The president of the Supreme Court lady hale said it had
Is causing huge problems, so, yes, oui is causing huge problems, so, yes, our constitution is being stress tested by the necessity to proceed with brexit. Do you agree with that, alison, and if it is being tested, almost to destruction, what do we need to do about that . Is that something the Supreme Court is going to address this week, potentially . |i do to address this week, potentially . do accept that it is being tested, andi do accept that it is being tested, and i think it is because you are in and i think it is because you are in a very difficult situation, you have an issue that is very divisive, very strong opinions on both sides, and you have a strict time limit set out by the legal requirements of the European Union, so i can see the pressure, but at the same time if you are going to start thinking about a new written constitution, you need to think very carefully about what those principles should be and how they should work, and i dont think that is a job for the Supreme
A Record Number of migrants crossing the Channel Border force picked up 86 people yesterday. Record numbers of stores disappeared from britains high streets in the first half of this year, according to a report from a leading accounting firm. Coming up, a warning from car insurers on Driverless Cars they say theyll cause more accidents without proper regulation. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Im annita mcveigh. Scotlands highest civil court has ruled that borisjohnsons suspension of parliament is unlawful. In the last hour a panel of three judges at the court of session found in favour of a Cross Party Group of politicians who were challenging the Prime Ministers move. A five week suspension of parliament began in the early hours of tuesday. No order has been given by the court to cancel it and there will be a full hearing at the Supreme Court next tuesday. The government says its disappointed by the decision. In a summary of theirfindings, the court of session judges said
Please allow me to negotiate. 50 years after british troops were sent to Northern Ireland, we talk to some of the soldiers on patrol at the start of the troubles. And Manchester United get off to a flying start in their premier league campaign, hitting four against chelsea. And well be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers, journalist and author Yasmin Alibhai brown, and former conservative advisor mo hussein. Stay with us for that. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The government has announced a package of measures on law and order, saying its serious about fighting crime. Labour has dismissed the plans as no more than empty promises ahead of a possible general election. So what is the government proposing . Ministers want to create 10,000 new prison places across england and wales. And a pilot scheme giving the police wider powers to stop and search suspects will be extended to all 43 forces. Critics say theres little detail about how the policies will be funde