Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Wednesday 18 Sep 2019

1. Supreme Court hears prorogation defence

The Supreme Court is beginning the second day of the hearing into whether Boris Johnson’s decision to prorogue Parliament for five weeks in the run-up to the Brexit deadline was lawful. The court will be hearing arguments in favour of the Government from Sir James Eadie QC. On Tuesday, Lord Pannick QC, representing businesswoman Gina Miller and other campaigners against the prime minister’s move, said the suspension was carried out to “silence” MPs and was an “unlawful abuse of power”.

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