By Ben Kerrigan-
Jacob Rees Mogg has launched an unjustified attack on the Supreme Court, accusing Uk’s most senior judges of a ‘coup’ after they ruled that the PM had acted unlawfully.
Mr Rees Mogg lambasted the 11 justices in a raging phone call during between the Prime Minister and his cabinet. Mogg had been the government’s conduit in formally advising Her Majesty the Queen to approve the proroguing of Parliament which led to the successful legal challenges that stopped the government action in its tracks.
Mogg’s scathing attack came after the Prime Minister suggested the judges were trying to “frustrate Brexit ” after he voiced his disagreement with their decision. A disappointed Boris Johnson had yesterday said from Newyork:
“Let’s be in no doubt, there are a lot of people who want to frustrate Brexit, there are a lot of people who basically want to stop this country coming out of the EU. Mogg added to the prime minister’s sentiment in his denouncement of the ruling which he branded a ”constitutional coup”. He said:
AD: Capeesh Restaurant
“I strongly disagree with this decision of the Supreme Court.
“I have the utmost respect for our judiciary, I don’t think this was the right decision.”
“We in the UK will not be deterred from getting on and delivering on the will of the people to come out of the EU on Oct 31 because that was what we were mandated to do.” His anger and resentment at the ruling was not backed with any legal reasoning, making his cry appear like a tantrum being thrown by a child who did not get the result they wanted.
UNACCEPTABLE
Justice Secretary, Robert Buckland QC warned that attacking judges was “totally unacceptable” amid a growing number of criticisms of the Supreme Court members.
Robert Buckland QC tweeted: “We must all remember that our world-class judiciary always acts free from political motivation or influence and that the rule of law is the basis of our democracy, for all seasons.
“Personal attacks on judges from any quarter are completely unacceptable.
AD: Oysterian Sea Food Restaurant And Bar
Senior judges ruled on Tuesday that the effect of proroguing Parliament prevented it from performing its constitutional function. Mogg did not address the legality of this or any other point, making his complaint an irrelevant value judgement.
Lady Hale said: “This court has … concluded that the prime minister’s advice to Her Majesty [ to suspend parliament] was unlawful, void and of no effect. This means that the order in council to which it led was also unlawful, void and of no effect should be quashed.Then, giving the court’s judgment on whether the decision to suspend parliament was legal, Hale said: “This court has … concluded that the prime minister’s advice to Her Majesty [ to suspend parliament] was unlawful, void and of no effect.
This means that the order in council to which it led was also unlawful, void and of no effect should be quashed. “This means that when the royal commissioners walked into the House of Lords [to prorogue parliament] it was as if they walked in with a blank sheet of paper. The prorogation was also void and of no effect. Parliament has not been prorogued.”
Hale continued: “It is for parliament, and in particular the Speaker and the Lord Speaker, to decide what to do next. Unless there is some parliamentary rule of which we are unaware, they can take immediate steps to enable each house to meet as soon as possible. It is not clear to us that any step is needed from the prime minister, but if it is, the court is pleased that his counsel have told the court that he will take all necessary steps to comply with the terms of any declaration made by this court.”She added:
FRUSTRATE
“The court is bound to conclude, therefore, that the decision to advise Her Majesty to prorogue parliament was unlawful because it had the effect of frustrating or preventing the ability of parliament to carry out its constitutional functions without reasonable justification. She continued:
“Parliament might have decided to go into recess for the party conferences during some of that period but, given the extraordinary situation in which the United Kingdom finds itself, its members might have thought that parliamentary scrutiny of government activity in the run-up to exit day was more important and declined to do so, or at least they might have curtailed the normal conference season recess because of that.
“Even if they had agreed to go into recess for the usual three-week period, they would still have been able to perform their function of holding the government to account. Prorogation means that they cannot do that.”
Mogg needs to legally negate all the points made by Lady Hale before he can justifiably brand the decision a coup. The fairer conclusion is that Mogg had hoped for his government to launch a coup against the government, but it failed, leading to his moans. He must respect the law and abide by it if he is to an honourable member of parliament.
Mogg is a British politician serving as Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Council since 2019. The London born politician, like prime minister, Boris Johnson was educated at the prestigious Eton College and has been an MP since 2010. Worth an estimated £150m, Mogg must uphold the expected standards of Parliament, one of which is to respect the decisions of the judiciary.
AD: Heritage And Restaurant Lounge Bar