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Matt Forde's Political Party

Show 167 - Joanna Cherry QC

Matt Forde's Political Party

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🗓️ 1 June 2020

⏱️ 75 minutes

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The SNP's Home Affairs Spokeperson is also a QC and was central to bringing the case against the government to the Supreme Court, which ruled the Prime Minister had unlawfully prorogued Parliament. Joanna shares the story behind the case as well as discussing the need for internal debate in political parties and what the future prospectus for an independent Scotland should be and how it should be decided. Follow Mark on Twitter here: @joannaccherry Follow Matt on Twitter: @mattforde For the latest Scottish Government advice on coronavirus go to: https://www.gov.scot/coronavirus-covid-19/ For the latest UK Government advice on coronavirus go to: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus *** IMPORTANT TOUR UPDATE *** NEW REARRANGED DATES INCLUDE: 2 October - Corby Cube 4 October - Brighton Komedia 9 October - Chorley Little Theatre 18 October - Leeds Hyde Park Book Club 25 October - Newcastle Stand 3 November - Camberley Theatre 13 November - Alnwick Playhouse 15 November - York Crescent 19 November - Cardiff Sherman Theatre 29 November - Glasgow Stand 3 December - Southend Dixon Studio 6 December - Sheffield Leadmill

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Hello and welcome to the political party today's guest is Joanna Cherry from the Scottish

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National Party as well as being an MP. You may know that Joanna is also a QC and was instrumental

1:27.5

in bringing that case to the Supreme Court where they overruled the Prime Minister and ruled

1:33.4

that he had unlawfully parrote Parliament Joanna Cherry along with Gina Miller and others

1:39.3

was critical in getting that case in front of the Supreme Court. So we talk about that

1:43.9

and about the benefit that having a legal background has for a political career. We took

1:48.7

out a whole load of other things as well as you would imagine Scottish independence not

1:52.4

just about whether current situations may have made it more or less likely or more or

1:59.4

less desirable but also just about the Scottish National Party and about its future policy direction

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