Tuesday afternoon news briefing: When next after bombshell Supreme Court ruling?

Legal history: The moment Lady Hale delivered a summary of the Supreme Court ruling
Legal history: The moment Lady Hale delivered a summary of the Supreme Court ruling

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PM's anger: Boris Johnson 'strongly disagrees' with verdict

They took a sledgehammer to Boris Johnson's plans. Eleven justices at Britain's highest court have declared the Prime Minister went beyond his legal powerswhen he advised the Queen to suspend Parliament for five weeks. The Supreme Court also held that the prorogation itself was "void and of no effect" - so Parliament has not been suspended. Watch the moment the historic decision was announced. Speaking in New York, Mr Johnson said he "strongly disagrees" with the verdict and accused people of wanting to "frustrate Brexit". The ruling means MPs will return to Westminster tomorrow. What next? Political Correspondent Danielle Sheridan makes sense of an extraordinary day. With mounting calls for Mr Johnson to resign, Gareth Davies has all the reaction from politicians and lawyers. Markets reporter Louis Ashworth looks at how Sterling responded to the verdict. And - if you have time - read the ruling in full.

It was half way through Lady Hale's summary when the penny began to drop among those in Court 1 that the Supreme Court judgement was not looking likely to go Mr Johnson's way. Camilla Tominey was there - and describes the moment an audible gasp swept across the wood-panelled courtroom.

PS: There was a surprise courtroom star: Lady Hale's brooches. Sarah Royce-Greensill explains the meaning behind them - and why they are on trend.

View from Brussels: 'Never call EU anti-democratic again'

Brussels reacted with exasperation and bewilderment. After the Supreme Court ruling, European Parliament Brexit coordinator Guy Verhofstadt said: "I never want to hear Boris Johnson or any other Brexiteer say again that the European Union is undemocratic." Another senior official sent a rolling eyes emoji when asked for their reaction. Brussels Correspondent James Crisp explains how senior EU figures have responded to the ruling in public - and behind the scenes. For more exclusive insight and expert analysis, I can recommend Europe Editor Peter Foster's excellent subscriber-only Brexit Bulletin newsletter.

Labour: Corbyn urged to call confidence vote or accept election

What is Jeremy Corbyn's next move? Senior Labour frontbenchers have urged the opposition leader to table a confidence vote in Boris Johnson when Parliament resumes tomorrow. Or could he accept Mr Johnson's offer of an early general election instead? Harry Yorke has the latest from the party conference in Brighton. Follow Mr Corbyn's speech in our liveblog with Amy Jones. And our data team's analysis of the latest polling shows Labour risks electoral disaster by staying in the thinly-populated Brexit middle ground.

News digest

Video: Trump mocks Greta Thunberg

President Donald Trump has mocked teenage activist Greta Thunberg after she gave an impassioned speech at the United Nations urging world leaders to do more to combat climate change. The US President tweeted about the talk. Read what he said and watch a video of the 16-year-old Swedish activist in action below.

 

Comment: Supreme Court special

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