mo hussein is the former special adviser to amber rudd as uk home secretary and former no 10 downingess officer under david cameron. hejoins me now. what, in your view, are the political implications of this ruling? well, the government has massively overreached on this one, andi massively overreached on this one, and i think this is a really big own goalfor and i think this is a really big own goal for them. and i think this is a really big own goalfor them. and now we go back to a situation where parliament, yet again, will have to come to a decision. that's always been the case. the answer has always laid within parliament, finding that parliamentary sweet spot, finding that majority for something. we know what parliament doesn't want, and 110w what parliament doesn't want, and now we need to hear to see than just words, actions on what parliament wa nts. words, actions on what parliament wants. the people who already kind of subscribe to the prime minister possible provision of do or die probably won't have their minds swayed by this. this will probably entrench their views even

joining me now is mo hussein — a former special advisor to amber rudd during her time as home secretaryofjust one hopefully, for them, they more sustainable majority, the idea of deselecting mps, mps who have been in the party many years, deselecting them and then replacing them with more pliant candidates, which gives a sense of certainty to the prime minister and his agenda going forward , minister and his agenda going forward, and also it may well change the numbers and their reliance on the numbers and their reliance on the dup which is quite integral to what happens with the backstop. borisjohnson turns what happens with the backstop. boris johnson turns up what happens with the backstop. borisjohnson turns up and says eve ryo ne borisjohnson turns up and says everyone is against me it is me against the world, but there is a brexit party which is snapping at his heels, because he has got very little ground to manoeuvre over this 3ist little ground to manoeuvre over this 31st of october date. this is the do ordie 31st of october date. this is the do or die matter that the prime mini