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Boris Johnson's denial about lying to The Queen ducks a key point in the prorogation court cases. The process she is required to follow to shut down Parliament, on his advice, does not necessarily require the PM to fully disclose the totality of his thinking.
This is one of the fundamental issues for the Supreme Court next week. It's undeniable that PMs have executive (prerogative) power to advise The Queen to prorogue Parliament. But did Johnson need to spell out his reasons & can judges intervene in that political consideration?
(Scurries off to read-up on the law of compelling witnesses to attend court in non-criminal cases)
