• Privacy policy
  • T&C’s
  • About Us
    • FAQ
  • Contact us
  • Guest Content
  • TLE
  • News
  • Politics
  • Opinion
    • Elevenses
  • Business
  • Food
  • Travel
  • Property
  • JOBS
  • All
    • All Entertainment
    • Film
    • Sport
    • Tech/Auto
    • Lifestyle
      • Horoscopes
    • Lottery Results
      • Lotto
      • Thunderball
      • Set For Life
      • EuroMillions
No Result
View All Result
The London Economic
SUPPORT THE LONDON ECONOMIC
NEWSLETTER
The London Economic
No Result
View All Result
Home Politics

“British laws made in Britain” tweet comes back to haunt Conservatives

“We’ve gained back control of British Laws, with the European Court of Justice no longer making judgements over British Courts.”

Jack Peat by Jack Peat
2019-09-25 10:32
in Politics
FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailWhatsapp

A boastful Brexit tweet posted by the Conservatives in 2017 has come back to haunt them after the Supreme Court scuppered their plans to prorogue parliament.

A social media post sent out from the official account celebrated “British laws made in Britain”, saying:

“We’ve gained back control of British Laws, with the European Court of Justice no longer making judgements over British Courts.”

But the Conservatives were undone by the highest court in the land yesterday after the Supreme Court found Boris Johnson misled the Queen when he prorogued Parliament.

We’ve gained back control of British Laws, with the European Court of Justice no longer making judgements over British Courts. pic.twitter.com/nbdOiox9ed

— Conservatives (@Conservatives) December 8, 2017

Not a normal prorogation

Explaining the decision, Lady Hale said:

“This was not a normal prorogation… it prevented Parliament from carrying out its normal role.

“This prolonged proroguing of parliament took place in quite exceptional circumstances.

“Parliament especially the House of Commons as representatives had the right to debate and scrutinise an orderly withdrawal from the European Union.”

She said no reasonable explanation for suspending Parliament for such a long time with the country facing a major crisis was given by Boris Johnson’s administration.

RelatedPosts

Tories ‘acting in interests’ of wealthiest as living costs soar – Corbyn

Poll finds just 1% of 18-24 year-olds support Tories

Rutherglen by-election of ‘monumental significance’, says Starmer

Nandy rips Braverman’s multiculturalism claims to shreds on Question Time

UN speech

Johnson managed to largely avoided Brexit during the final speech of his visit to the United Nations, making mention of it only in an allusion to the Greek myth of Prometheus.

Referring to how the Titan’s liver was pecked out by an eagle, Mr Johnson said: “And this went on forever.”

“A bit like the experience of Brexit in the UK, if some of our Parliamentarians had their way,” he added, to laughter from London’s UN ambassador Karen Pierce.

Previous Post

‘Boris Bus’ co set to go bust

Next Post

Lady Hale spider t-shirt sells over 6,000 units in under 24 hours

Please login to join discussion

Since you are here

Since you are here, we wanted to ask for your help.

Journalism in Britain is under threat. The government is becoming increasingly authoritarian and our media is run by a handful of billionaires, most of whom reside overseas and all of them have strong political allegiances and financial motivations.

Our mission is to hold the powerful to account. It is vital that free media is allowed to exist to expose hypocrisy, corruption, wrongdoing and abuse of power. But we can't do it without you.

If you can afford to contribute a small donation to the site it will help us to continue our work in the best interests of the public. We only ask you to donate what you can afford, with an option to cancel your subscription at any point.

To donate or subscribe to The London Economic, click here.

You can also SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER .

Subscribe to our Newsletter

View our  Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions

More from TLE

Outragr over ‘Mount Everest’ of rubbish across East End spots

Caroline Lucas: Green trailblazer who made Westminster listen

Major Chinese Bubble Tea brand opens on Shaftesbury Avenue

Blue star Lee Ryan handed suspended sentence for abusing cabin crew

Do you need to run a career credit score?

BBC asked to explain media blackout over National Rejoin March

New BBC impartiality guidance gets the thumbs up from Gary

Only 10% think more fossil fuels will cut bills and boost energy security – poll

Braverman: Discrimination for being gay should not justify asylum in UK

Hancock gets SAS roasting and everyone says the same thing

JOBS

FIND MORE JOBS

About Us

TheLondonEconomic.com – Open, accessible and accountable news, sport, culture and lifestyle.

Read more

SUPPORT

We do not charge or put articles behind a paywall. If you can, please show your appreciation for our free content by donating whatever you think is fair to help keep TLE growing and support real, independent, investigative journalism.

DONATE & SUPPORT

Contact

Editorial enquiries, please contact: [email protected]

Commercial enquiries, please contact: [email protected]

Address

The London Economic Newspaper Limited t/a TLE
Company number 09221879
International House,
24 Holborn Viaduct,
London EC1A 2BN,
United Kingdom

© 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. All Rights Reserved.




No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • Lifestyle
  • Food
  • Travel
  • JOBS
  • More…
    • Elevenses
    • Opinion
    • Property
    • Tech & Auto
  • About Us
    • Privacy policy
  • Contact us

© 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. All Rights Reserved.




← ‘Boris Bus’ co set to go bust ← Lady Hale spider t-shirt sells over 6,000 units in under 24 hours
-->