UK Parliament Free to Uphold Rights Over Brexit

Expand Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson departs from Hudson Yards, in New York, September 24, 2019. © 2019 AP Photo/Matt Rourke The United Kingdom’s highest court today issued a historic judgment in finding Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s attempt to suspend Parliament unlawful. At the heart of the case is the power of Parliament to hold the government to account, specifically over Brexit, where the threat of the UK crashing out of the European Union without a deal will endanger people’s human rights. When Johnson’s government announced last month that Parliament would be suspended –…

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