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For those who missed Lord Pannick destroying the government's case for prorogation today, here's a short thread covering a few salient points. Pannick opens with a demolition of the need for a five week prorogation to accommodate a Queen's Speech and the conference season. 1/3
Lord Pannick continues by explaining the impact of the prorogation, ridiculing the Prime Minister's suggestion that Parliament has no business to transact during this time when in fact it has prevented Parliament from scrutinising the government's own actions. 2/3
Lord Pannick turns the government's argument inside out, suggesting that the court is being asked to UPHOLD the separation of powers to ensure the executive cannot escape scrutiny by its senior partner, Parliament. 3/3
Watch all 40 mins here:
Watch all 40 mins here:
