Did Boris lie to the Queen? The question before Britain’s top court | Explained News, The Indian Express

Did Boris lie to the Queen? The question before Britain’s top court | Explained News, The Indian Express

Written by Yashee |Edited by Explained Desk |New Delhi |Published: September 18, 2019 5:22:55 pm

Did Boris lie to the Queen? The question before Britain’s top court

Whatever the Supreme Court decides, the ruling is likely to have a lasting impact on the working of British institutions and their balance of power.

The matter stemmed from the decision made by Johnson to ask the Queen to prorogue — basically suspend — Parliament for an unusually long time, a move that a court in Edinburgh last week ruled was illegal. (AP/File)

At any time starting the end of Thursday, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom will deliver its judgment on an extraordinary legal question: Did Prime Minister Boris Johnson “lie” to the Queen? And, if he did, can the courts do anything about it?