Inverness MP Drew Hendry calls on Prime Minster Boris Johnson to resign after Supreme Court ruling
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The Prime Minister's position is "untenable" according to MP Drew Hendry after the UK Supreme Court struck down his suspension of parliament
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey MP Drew Hendry has been speaking out after the UK Supreme Court this morning upheld the earlier decision of Scotland’s supreme court.
In a unanimous verdict 11 judges at the Supreme Court ruled Mr Johnson's decision to prorogue – or suspend – the Westminster parliament for five weeks was unlawful.
Mr Hendry said: "The UK Supreme Court has followed Scotland’s supreme court and ruled that Boris Johnson's undemocratic decision to shut down parliament ahead of Brexit was unlawful and unconstitutional.
"Boris Johnson’s cannot be trusted – his position is untenable and he must resign.
"The ruling puts in to sharp focus just how far he is prepared to go, to push through his extreme Brexit – a Brexit we already know will inflict damage on Highland communities.
"The government’s own reports show that his extreme Brexit plans threaten to plunge the UK into recession.
"Here at home, businesses across the Highlands are already struggling to deal with the impact of Brexit, as are our public services.
"We cannot allow this damage to continue and I will be doing everything I can to ensure the voice of Highland people is heard loud and clear in parliament.
"This whole sorry mess has underlined just how broken Westminster is. Scotland deserves the choice of a better future than the one being imposed upon it. It's clearer than ever, that the only way to properly protect Scotland's interests is to become an independent country."
In the wake of the Supreme Court ruling Speaker of the House of Commons, John Berco, said parliament will reconvene tomorrow.
Mr Johnson, who is currently in New York, said that the government would respect the Supreme Court decision though he disagreed with it.
