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Jo Maugham QC
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And already The Charlatan is threatening a further prorogation. MPs must remove him - and not with a further General Election.
The Charlatan's actions also ask difficult questions of the Queen. If HM rubber stamps unlawful prorogations she no longer has a function as notional Head of State. If HM does not, she is drawn into political controversy. Unfortunate that she should be confronted by this choice.
This was entirely predictable. I wrote this piece yesterday - predicting exactly this - and published it today. Fortunately @HelenMountfield's Opinion, embedded within, shows how The Charlatan can be removed as PM even during a prorogation. MPs must act: it is as simple as that.
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I'll be on @BBCPolitics Live at about 12.20pm talking about - stay awake at the back - the difference between Orders in Council and Orders of Council. And other things too.
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Incredible response to these tweets. Thank you so much. There is so much to do.
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