Judgement Day

[jamesbrown]

Democracy in action. The right to court action and the right to appeal are part of our system and seeing that followed properly is just as important as seeing the referendum result followed. The government had every right to challenge the ruling.

Get on with getting things done now please.

Absolutely.

[BlasterBates]

It won't get rejected but apparently SNP MP's will be tabling 50 amendments, each of which will have to be debated.

[darmstadt]

I have no issue with parliament having a vote on treaty change. But it works both ways, I hope the days of PMs like Gordon Brown are gone, when he signed Lisbon Treaty without so much as a by your leave.

So presumably every time the UK want to sign a new treaty like, oh, maybe a trade treaty, then it has to be ruled over

[darmstadt]

I think you know they are. I suppose they felt they had to, for certainty on the prerogative. As the judgement states, this is nothing to do with leaving the EU, really.

Absolutely. I don't think many people realised that and I think it had to happen because it could set a, very bad precedent. What if the government wanted to repeal a law that effected everyone and decided to use Royal Prerogative, a bit dictatorship like isn't it?

[scooterscot]

Time to finish the job now that them Brexiters have been dealt a flesh wound..

[PurpleGorilla]

So presumably every time the UK want to sign a new treaty like, oh, maybe a trade treaty, then it has to be ruled over

Other than the prospect of grinding the government down in process - I think this is an excellent idea. What's the issue - government actually governs for a change? Heck - scrap the 2 months summer holiday paid jolly and they would have loads more time to actually do something beyond filling in their expenses claim form.

[SueEllen]

Other than the prospect of grinding the government down in process - I think this is an excellent idea. What's the issue - government actually governs for a change? Heck - scrap the 2 months summer holiday paid jolly and they would have loads more time to actually do something beyond filling in their expenses claim form.

The two month summer holiday is so they can spend more time in their constituency.

Though with some MPs their constituents would be glad if they had to spend more time in Westminster.

[PurpleGorilla]

The two month summer holiday is so they can spend more time in their constituency.

Though with some MPs their constituents would be glad if they had to spend more time in Westminster.

Nope.

The two months summer is because MPs used to be rich land owners and they needed the Summer off to manage the bring in of the harvest.

[OwlHoot]

So presumably every time the UK want to sign a new treaty like, oh, maybe a trade treaty, then it has to be ruled over

Not necessarily. Agreeing treaties is still a Crown prerogative.

But the present judgement boils down to "What Parliament does, only Parliament can undo".

[shaunbhoy]

YEESS!!!!!

Take that you swivelled eyed loontastic brexiters

Court rejects Scottish government Article 50 argument - BBC News