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Supreme Court: Key points from the prorogation ruling

The ruling says the decision to prorogue parliament had an "extreme" effect on the fundamentals of British democracy

By David Chipakupaku, news reporter

Tuesday 24 September 2019 21:34, UK

Media gather outside the Supreme Court in London, where judges are ruling on the legality of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's decision to suspend Parliament for five weeks.
Image: Supreme Court judges ruled unanimously that the suspension of parliament was unlawful
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The Supreme Court's ruling that Boris Johnson's suspending of parliament was unlawful has been published in full.

Lady Hale, the Supreme Court's president, handed out the ruling, saying that all 11 judges in the case came to the ruling decision "unanimously".

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has led calls for the prime minister to consider his position, with John Bercow, the Speaker of the House of Commons, saying parliament will resume on Wednesday morning.

Sky News takes a look at the key points from the Supreme Court's ruling:

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