This week, the Supreme Court gave its bombshell ruling – Boris Johnson’s prorogation of parliament was unlawful. With parliament resuming the very next day, Boris Johnson has been dealt a humiliating defeat. Yet, MPs still won’t trigger a general election, until Boris requests a Brexit extension. So is there any escape for the Prime Minister, or for Brexit?
In this week’s cover piece, Rod Liddle is less than optimistic, arguing that, as he predicts in his book, the Establishment just will not let Brexit happen. On the podcast, Lara Prendergast speaks to Rod and Anand Menon, Director of the think tank UK in a Changing Europe. Rod rails against the partiality of the judges, saying:
‘I don’t agree with Supreme Courts, I don’t believe we should have one.’
Also in the episode, one year on from the murder of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi, how is the country faring in its relationship with the West? In this week’s magazine, John R.
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