BORIS Johnson’s senior adviser has said he believes there are “loopholes” in the law preventing the Prime Minister from dragging the UK over a No-Deal Brexit cliff edge.
Speaking on the legislation for the first time since 11 Supreme Court judges ruled the prorogation of Parliament illegal and therefore null and void, Cummings alluded to finding a way around the Benn Act.
The Benn Act requires Boris Johnson to seek an extension from the EU should he fail to agree a deal by the middle of next month.
“All governments obey the law, or they try to,” he said when asked about the legislation by Sky News.
“There are obviously loopholes here because the Remain lawyers are all babbling away on Twitter about the loopholes.
“So, they’ve said themselves that there are loopholes.”
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Former Tory prime minister John Major said that if the current government goes down such a route, “it will be in flagrant defiance of Parliament and utterly disrespectful to the Supreme Court”.
He added: "It would be a piece of political chicanery that no-one should ever forgive or forget."
Tory attempts to force a three-day recess during the upcoming Conservative Party were yesterday thwarted by furious MPs.
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It was the seventh time Johnson has tasted defeat in Parliament so far in his short stint as Prime Minister.
Meanwhile, deputy Commons Speaker Eleanor Laing said some MPs no longer see Speaker John Bercow as being impartial.
Bercow has announced he will stand down at the next election or October 31, whichever comes first. He has previously told audiences that he voted to Remain.
Laing, one of the contenders to replace Mr Bercow, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "There are a lot of members of Parliament who feel the impartiality of the chair has possibly been diminished."
She urged MPs to behave "with courtesy and politely", and said she would enforce "respect" for Parliament if elected Speaker.
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