Serious, damaging attack on rule of law.
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl…
They only made the law on Saturday. 2/
Millions think we should be staying at home & Gov should be leading. (I do.)
But in a democracy, it’s the law that decides who can give orders. 3/
Instead, they’re bluffing. That puts police in an impossible position. And risks even more mistrust. 4/
But Johnson & his advisers have form. They attacked the courts. They wanted people to believe he would break the law.
So this looks like a deep problem. He doesn’t care whether what he does is legal.
That’s a huge threat as this crisis worsens. 5/5