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Sources in No10 now hitting back at the Scottish judges, suggesting they are politically biased: "We note that last week the High Court in London did not rule that prorogation was unlawful. The legal activists choose the Scottish courts for a reason".
Activists who brought the case, including @JolyonMaugham, say they lodged it in the Scottish courts as England's High Court wasn't sitting in August.
@JolyonMaugham Justice Secretary now intervenes to disagree with sources in No10. Must also be said that not everyone in Downing Street agrees with suggestion that Scots judges might be biased, and a fairly heavy distancing is now underway
Now the circle completes. The PM’s official spokesman also now contradicts No10 sources: “The Prime Minister has total confidence in the independence of the judiciary”. So that’s clear.
Uh oh. While saying he believes judges are impartial, Business minister Kwazi Kwarteng tells @afneil: "Many Leave voters up and down the country are beginning to question the impartiality of the judges. They’re saying, 'why are they getting involved in politics?'"
