30 Aug 2019

Legal action against the UK's Parliament Shutdown

From Lately, 10:20 pm on 30 August 2019


There's been widespread protest about the Conservatives shutting down Parliament for more than four weeks or "pro-roguing".

The UK's Brexit negotiators will now meet with their EU counterparts twice a week next month in the run-up to a crucial summit in October in the weeks before the Brexit deadline on October 31st.

Meanwhile, Ruth Davidson has quit as leader of the Scottish Conservatives after eight years in the job. 

Karyn speaks with Professor of Public Law, Aileen McHarg, at Strathclyde University in Glasgow as they await court decisions following legal action taken against prorogation in Scotland, Northern Ireland and London. 

(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 28, 2019 Union and EU fags flutter outside the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London.

Photo: AFP