Brexit: Prorogation Was Unlawful

The Irish Times World View Podcast

The UK’s supreme court has ruled that Boris Johnson acted unlawfully in suspending parliament for five weeks. “Parliament has not been prorogued. This is the unanimous judgment of all 11 justices,” the court said. The ruling, all the more powerful for its unanimity, is an enormous blow to the prime minister’s personal authority and has led to calls from all opposition leaders for his immediate resignation. As parliament prepares to resume at 11:30am on Wednesday, London editor Denis Staunton is on the line to explain what happens next. Plus: Binyamin Netanyahu’s political career hangs in the balance after his Likud party suffered a serious setback in the recent Israeli elections, which saw Benny Gantz’s Blue and White party edge into the lead. Mark Weiss has the latest from Jerusalem.