Supreme Court: Speaker says Parliament must convene after ruling - BBC News

Commons Speaker John Bercow welcomed the ruling and said Parliament "must convene without delay", adding that he would now consult party leaders "as a matter of urgency".

Mr Bercow said MPs needed to return "in light of the explicit judgement", and he had "instructed the House of Commons authorities to prepare... for the resumption of business" from 11:30 BST on Wednesday.

He said prime minister's questions - which normally takes place on a Wednesday - would not go ahead, though, because Mr Johnson was in New York for a UN summit.

However, Mr Bercow said there would be "full scope" for urgent questions and ministerial statements.

Boris Johnson's decision to suspend Parliament was unlawful, the Supreme Court has ruled.

Mr Johnson suspended - or prorogued - Parliament for five weeks earlier this month, but the court said it was wrong to stop MPs carrying out duties in the run-up to Brexit on 31 October.

Supreme Court president Lady Hale said "the effect on the fundamentals of democracy was extreme."

Downing Street said it was "currently processing the verdict".

[kingbuckyduck]

At least my favorite reality tv show is back.

[DPK]

Unless Boris travelled with Tomas Cook he needs to get back asap

[timothyroush]

Awesome!!!! Now it's time for some

[rivolinho]

Fantastic. It's just like when your favourite tv show finishes for a whole year but all of a sudden the spring a surprise and start a new season much earlier.

[waqarghulam]

The Queen is in no mood to downgrade her title by loosing Scotland and N. Ireland.

[koru]

And that my dears, is how democracy is supposed to work.

[idkimlikereallybored]

this is the best season yet!!! what a twist!! i really belived we would not see that much of Bercow before he left... and yet here we are! cant wait for the drama to unfold now 😅 you could not make this shit up lol

[puirYorick]

Where's the noise of the chopper? I could hear every word clearly. Nobody's()been fired in hours.

This reality show is way too literate. Cofefve. No collusion!

[johnallen]

He has caused a lot of this by bending the rules to support one side of the argument. He should have been sacked. When an argument is so decisive it’s more important than ever to have someone impartial being in-charge

[hfredydl]

I think it’s safe to say the U.K. is going thru some type of Civil War right now

[geralddyas]

Don't politicians lie to the people of England on a regular basis, and let's face it brexit is all about these people looking after there own self interests.

[mannydossantos]

The UK needs a general election immediately to sort out this mess.

[purplerose]

The most entertaining show this year!!! Hoping you guys win some Emmys for this (if the UK still exists by then 😂)!! I will be tuning in to Parliment on Wednesday for the next episode!

[jamesbradly]

The speaker is my favorite guy in the UK; he shouldn't retire.

[MrBoliao]

At the end of his run, I think he's the legend of speakers, we just had one of the funniest speaker.

[jnflor]

Supreme display of balance of power in UK

[QESPINCETI]

Something wonderful has happened today for the good old UK

[drewsarmiento]

OMG! A Surpise Mid Season Return!!!! This is gonna win an Emmy for sure!

[emperorclaudius]

Parliament needs 100 more john bercows

[lrb]

Great, now they can all get back to squabbling amongst themselves and getting absolutely nowhere.