Queen Elizabeth II

Sir John Major: “No Prime Minister must ever treat The Monarch in this way again”

Former Prime Minister Sir John Major has spoken out for first time since the Supreme Court ruled in his favour on Tuesday morning that Boris Johnson acted unlawfully in proroguing Parliament. Sir John, who was Prime Minister from 1993-1997, took the current PM, Mr Johnson, to court over his decision to prorogue Parliament for five weeks. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court unanimously found that…
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Queen Elizabeth II

BREAKING: The Supreme Court unanimously rules that Boris Johnson misled The Queen over prorogation

The highest court in the land has unanimously ruled that Prime Minister Boris Johnson misled The Queen over the prorogation of Parliament. This means Her Majesty acted upon unlawful advice earlier this month when she prorogued Parliament for five weeks in anticipation of a Queen’s speech. In actual fact, the Supreme Court has ruled that the real reason for suspending Parliament was for the…
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Queen Elizabeth II

Buckingham Palace's 'displeasure​' over David Cameron's remarks about The Queen

Buckingham Palace feels ‘an amount of displeasure’ following remarks made by former Prime Minister David Cameron concerning The Queen. Speaking to the BBC, a palace source said that Mr Cameron’s remarks about The Queen and Scottish independence led to an ‘amount of displeasure’. Mr Cameron, who was Prime Minister for six years, said that he had asked Her Majesty whether she could…
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State & Ceremonial

Court rules The Queen was given unlawful advice over prorogation by the Prime Minister

Three of the most senior judges in the land have ruled that The Queen was given unlawful advice to prorogue Parliament by the government. The Scottish Court in Session ruled that the advice conveyed was unlawful because “It had the purpose of stymying Parliament.” The government will appeal the decision to the Supreme Court. Lawyers acting for the winning party at court believe that…
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