Boris Johnson news: PM forced to return early from UN as Corbyn demands election following Supreme Court humiliation
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Your support makes all the difference.Boris Johnson is returning the UK to face urgent questions in parliament after the Supreme Court declared his government unlawfully shut it down for five weeks.
The prime minister was forced to cut short his trip to the UN General Assembly in New York to attend the House of Commons on Wednesday.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn called for Mr Johnson to “consider his position” following the landmark decision, while Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson said he was “not fit” to be PM.
Speaking in New York, the prime minister said his government will “respect” the court verdict and added that “of course parliament will come back”.
Downing Street confirmed that he had spoken to the Queen by phone but refused to say whether he had apologised for advising her to prorogue parliament.
It was also reported that Jacob Rees-Mogg, the leader of the House, had described the ruling as a “constitutional coup”.
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Boris Johnson is not due to land in the UK until midday tomorrow - half an hour after the opening of parliament, according to Downing Street.
The delay is being caused by the lateness of the prime minister's speech to the UN, due to start at 1am UK time.
Asked about the possibility of Mr Johnson tendering his resignation, a source said: "The PM will not resign following the judgment."
Here's political editor Andrew Woodcock with a rundown of what is could happen next.
In short, opposition parties are demanding an immediate statement by the prime minister. And they are not ruling out forcing a vote to find him in contempt of parliament, although this ‘nuclear option’ is not thought to be imminent.
Opponents of a no-deal Brexit will seek to make sure Boris Johnson seeks an extension to EU withdrawal talks beyond 31 October. And once that has been achieved Labour wants to move immediately to force a general election.
When parliament returns on tomorrow at 11.30am, Jacob Rees-Mogg, the leader of the House of Commons, will set out the Commons business for the week, according to a government source.
"What is possible tomorrow is statements from the government,'' a senior Government source told reporters.
While the prime minister has officially said that he respects the decision of the Supreme Court, it seems there are mixed (and anonymous) messages going out to the media from Downing Street.
Boris Johnson is now trapped, writes The Independent's chief political commentator John Rentoul.
"His only way out is to pass a deal through parliament by 19 October – the date specified in the law passed to prevent a no-deal Brexit.
"We are likely to be heading for the biggest decision of Johnson’s short time as prime minister: on 19 October will he send the letter required by law asking the EU for an extension (which it is almost certain to grant), or will he resign? The choice is that stark."
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The government has refused to say whether Boris Johnson apologised to the Queen in his phone call following the Supreme Court ruling, writes deputy political editor Rob Merrick.
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It seems the government source briefing the media that the Supreme Court was wrong might be Jacob Rees-Mogg.
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