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U.K. Supreme Court Won’t Give Ruling Until at Least Monday

U.K. Supreme Court Won’t Give Ruling Until at Least Monday

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The U.K.’s top judges won’t rule until at least Monday afternoon in London on whether Boris Johnson acted lawfully when he suspended Parliament, a decision that will shape the course of Brexit and determine how much power future prime ministers can wield.

The Supreme Court hopes to provide a further update around Monday “lunchtime,” a spokesman said in a statement Sunday.

If the court finds Johnson suspended Parliament illegally, he could be forced to recall the legislature, giving opponents of a no-deal Brexit time to thwart his plans to leave by Oct. 31.

To contact the reporter on this story: Jonathan Browning in London at jbrowning9@bloomberg.net

To contact the editors responsible for this story: Anthony Aarons at aaarons@bloomberg.net, Steve Geimann

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