The Supreme Court's historic decision on prorogation, Labour and Tory conferences

Political Fix

Financial Times

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🗓️ 14 October 2019

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

The highest court in Britain ruled that Boris Johnson's decision to shut down parliament was unlawful, with parliament unexpectedly returning this week. What are the constitutional implications of this landmark decision? What is the Commons planning to do now? And has our political rhetoric become too toxic? Plus, we review a radical Labour party conference, its latest convulsions on Brexit and radical policies on the environment - and look forward to the Tories' gathering next week. Presented by Sebastian Payne, with Jane Croft, David Allen Green, Laura Hughes, Jim Pickard and Robert Shrimsley. Produced by Anna Dedhar and Eoin McSweeney.

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0:33.0	Welcome to FT Politics, a weekly discussion on what's happening in Westminster from the Financial Times.
0:44.8	I'm Sebastian Payne.
0:46.5	In this episode we'll be discussing the historic ruling by the Supreme Court that Boris Johnson's
0:52.4	decision to provoke Parliament was unlawful.
0:55.1	We'll be digging into the legal precedent set and the backlash from some in the Conservative
1:00.4	Party.
1:01.4	Plus we'll be reviewing a radical Labour Party conference in
1:04.8	Brighton, the Green Revolution that Jeremy Corbyn is undertaking, and what to
1:09.8	expect from the tour's upcoming gathering in Manchester.
1:13.0	I'm delighted to be joined by our legal correspondent Jane Croft,
1:16.0	contributing editor David Alan Green,
1:19.0	political correspondent Laura Hughes, Chief Political Correspondent Jim Picard, and columnist Robert Shrimsley.
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