to hear what the panel of supreme court justices a short time ago to hear what the panel of supreme courtjusticesran of these proceedings at the supreme court, if you like. let's discuss what might be decided by the 11 judges with legal experts, professor alison young from cambridge university and robert craig from the university and robert craig from the university of bristol law school. robert, you've been inside pretty much throughout watching the proceedings, can you give us any inkling as to what and how you think this might go? there appears to be a consensus forming amongst the legal community that the government is in trouble. but i think the government is more confident and perhaps the consensus might suggest but it could go either way. we can see some of thejudges were go either way. we can see some of the judges were genuinely troubled by some of the arguments put forward by some of the arguments put forward by lord panic and he is an outstanding advocate. the lawyer for gina miller. and he is one of the leading advocates. —— pannick. and if he manages to get people on his side, over t

get bad judgment from the 11 supreme court justices we should get bad judgment from the 11 supreme courtjusticesay. we are assuming monday or tuesday. it is only the second time by the way, in the history of the supreme court that we have had such a big panel, 11 judges considering this hugely important constitutional, legal, political question really. this is the grey area of the unwritten constitution between the grey area between that and the law and politics. lady hale, president of the supreme court judges saying none of this is easy. they will have to wrestle over this over the next few days as to whether borisjohnson did over the next few days as to whether boris johnson did break over the next few days as to whether borisjohnson did break the law, acted unlawfully when he suspended 01’ acted unlawfully when he suspended or prorogued parliament for five weeks. lord keen, for the government, warned thejudges, don't stray into forbidden territory, don't stray into this political minefield. let's get this report on the third and final day of these hearings at the supreme court, the highest c

he has been appointed for life, lewis, and it's very difficult to imagine how a supreme courtjustice how a supreme court justice could it's very difficult to imagine how a supreme courtjustice could be anything other than dislodged from that sort of position, but there are calls now and the senator who is a democrat running for her party mike ross nomination for president has called the process that she took pa rt called the process that she took part in as a member of the senate judiciary committee a shower. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come: growing concern in china over the burning rubbish for electricity. it may be an efficient way of generating power, but there are worries about poisonous emmissions. 30 hours after the earthquake that devastated mexico city, rescue team still have no idea just how many people have died. there are people alive and people not alive. we will just help and give them whatever we have got. a state funeral has been held for princess grace of monaco at the church where she married prince rainier a26 years ago. it looked as though they had co

well, that's the situation here at the supreme court, the supreme courtjustices, here at the supremethe supreme courtjustices, all 11 of them, have ruled the prime minister acted unlawfully when he suspended parliament. parliament, we have heard from the speaker, will resume sitting tomorrow morning. from 11:30am, uk time. i think we can show you the scene there and parliament now. the speaker said the decision from the judges, the justices had been unambiguous. and from tomorrow morning at 1130 mp5 can get back to business. parliament will reopen. you have been watching special cold fridge, goodbye to viewers on bbc one. —— coverage. many issues to consider. not least what happens to the prime minister, what happens to the prime minister, what is his reaction. we can go to new york and join james what is his reaction. we can go to new york and joinjames landale, diplomatic correspondent. james, i suppose mrjohnson, i understand it was 5:30am your time. we are in the city of borisjohnson's both, he finds himself with his team closeted together, working out what reaction together, wor

and this the former supreme courtjustice lord sumption on the bbc‘s today programme.alise it seems to me to be plainly a breach of the act. i think you have got to realise that the courts are not very fond of loopholes. they're going to interpret this act in a way that gives effect to its obvious purpose unless there's something in the act that makes it completely impossible to do so. and there isn't. if boris johnson did go down this route — and we should say we don't know if he is willing to — he may commit a criminal offence. the financial times — "this issue is a test case for strongman politics — and puts borisjohnson in a group of other leaders who have shown willingness to break the law. none of which means the prime minister will choose this route. but it's an option. none of these are great options? i was about to say, first of all, massive compliments to the production team at open source, what an amount of work you have been doing exploring option four, and regarding those options, it reminds me, it makes me think of the way in which the brexit deadlock dot

ruling, thejudgement in know when we are going to get the ruling, the judgement in the 11 supreme courtjustices the 11 supreme court justices. could ruling, the judgement in the 11 supreme courtjustices. could be towards the end of this week or it could be that they want to take the weekend to think about it, mull it over, these are huge constitutional, legal, political questions of course and they may need a bit more time so we may not get a finaljudgement until the beginning of next week. but for the meantime, from the supreme court, it's back to you. the canadian prime minister justin trudeau has apologised after a photograph emerged of him wearing a turban and dark coloured makeup. the picture — taken at an arabian nights themed fancy dress party almost 20 years ago — has led to accusations of racism just as mr trudeau faces a battle for re—election. david willis reports. the photograph appeared in a school yearbook 18 years ago. now, it has come back to haunt canada's prime minister. pictured in robe and turban, brown paint on his face and hands, isjustin trudeau. the event — an arabian ni

lady hale would it be for those 11 supreme courtjustices? lady hale saying none of this is easy. nging issues of law. this is the most challenging political and legal issue. the crash of politics and law questions at the co re politics and law questions at the core of our constitution but to echo, the very challenging point coming up is if it is found unlawful and that is, we don't know what will happen, if it is found unlawful, what next? there was a very important exchange during the case today in which the government lawyers were caught on to take an undertaking, a promise to the court that they would follow whatever direction the court gave and in a telling sentence, lord keane said, it is not for the government to give undertakings to obey the law, the executive obeys the law. we are seeing all the lawyers coming out now with piles of documents. lots of boxes of documents. what happens now with the 11 judges? give us an idea. have they made up their minds or are they like a jury who will now sit in a room and hammer out what they think? it is possible to work out that some of

there has only been one supreme courtjustice ever subject to impeachment.t is not ado want to make sure impeachment is not a do over of a field confirmation effort. democrats are deeply aggrieved that kava nagh effort. democrats are deeply aggrieved that kavanagh made it through. to get an impeachment they would need the most compelling possible evidence that he lied. this is not a charge for what he did in college, the charges did he lie in his confirmation hearing when he categorically denied that he ever did anything like this? you have got the justice did anything like this? you have got thejustice committee, judiciary committee, has got to decide if there is enough for an investigation, you have got president trump tweeting that the department ofjustice must come to the rescue of cavanaugh. once again president trump has made things much worse for brett kavanaugh. department ofjustice does not rescue people, it investigates. the founding fathers created something called good behaviour, it isa something called good behaviour, it is a legal term, that al

president donald trump has defended supreme courtjustice brett kavanaugh after the new york times publishedty in the 1980s. mr trump tweeted that judge kavanaugh should... last year, judge kavanaugh denied accusations of sexual misconduct made against him by two women during his confirmation to the supreme court. 0ur correspondent david willis has more on these latest allegations. two new york times journalist, who are about to publish a book on this whole affair, have alleged that there was sexual misconduct on the pa rt there was sexual misconduct on the part of brett kavanaugh involving a former classmate at yale and a female classmate at yale, both of whom allege he exposed himself in front of them. now, all of this has led to democrats saying that, perhaps, it's time that brett kavanaugh‘s nomination perhaps, it's time that brett kava naugh‘s nomination was reinvestigated. david willis there. six weeks since the indian government revoked indian administered kashmir‘s special status, the region remains tense. mobile phone networks and internet lines are still suspended. political leader

president trump has defended supreme courtjustice brett kavanaugh after the new york times published his conduct as a student at yale university in the 1980's. last year, judge kavanaugh denied accusations of sexual misconduct made against him by two women during his confirmation to the supreme court. 0ur correspondent in washington david willis explains the latest allegations. two new york times journalists who are about to publish a book on this whole affair has alleged that there was sexual misconduct on the part of brett kavanaugh involving a former classmate at yale, and a female classmate at yale, both of whom allege that he exposed himself in front of them. all of this has led to democrat saying that perhaps it's time brett kavanaugh's nomination was reinvestigated. a large wildfire on the greek island of za kynthos, fanned by strong winds, has forced the evacuation of two villages. zakynthos island is about 300 kilometres west of athens. more than 100 firefighters were battling the blaze backed by 28 fire trucks. greek firefighters say they've been called to about eighty fire

on tuesday the eyes of westminster will be on the supreme court as 11 supreme courtjustices examinednt is lawful. on wednesday the european parliament will discuss brexit. two thoughts tonight, there is a huge amount of noise around brexit news at the moment and it can lead us to be death of the scale of what is happening, a prime minister being challenged in court, challenged around issues of truth by a predecessor. and there is a huge amount that is uncertain, six and a bit weeks to go until brexit we do not know if it will happen, when it will happen, who will be prime minister at the time and whether we will get a general election. thank you, chris mason. police in hong kong have used water cannon and tear gas against protesters throwing petrol bombs and bricks near government offices. thousands of pro—democracy campaigners marched in defiance of a police ban on rallies — this the 15th consecutive weekend of protests. there was also a demonstration outside the british consulate, as nick beake reports. how much longer can this go on? violence the authorities just can't extinguish.

will be on the supreme court as 11 supreme court justices examine on the supreme court as 11 supreme courtjusticesa of suspending parliament which has now happened, is lawful. on wednesday, the european parliament will discuss brexit. two thoughts tonight, there is a huge amount of noise around brexit news at the moment and it can lead us to be deaf around the scale of what is happening. a prime minister being challenged at the court, a prime minister being challenged by the issues of truth by a predecessor. six and a bit weeks to go to brexit and we don't know if it will happen, how it how and we don't know if it will happen, how it will happen, who will be prime minister at the time or when we will get a general election. the liberal democrats say they will cancel brexit altogether if they form the next government. at their party conference today, they adopted a new policy: to abandon our departure from the eu without having another referendum. their leaderjo swinson said it makes the liberal democrats the ‘stop brexit‘ party. our political correspondent jonathan blake reports from the lib dem c

meanwhile, a government submission has told the 11 supreme courtjustices that if they rule against mrjohnson simply take a new decision to immediately close down parliament again. here's our correspondent richard lister. it seems at times like an argument without end but those who gathered outside the supreme court today, intent on either stopping a coup or stopping the eu, knew that the arguments inside at least would end today. in this final session, it was the turn of individuals as well as institutions to make their pleas to the car. one was raymond mccord from northern ireland who believes brexit could threaten the good friday peace agreement. in many ways, he speaks for the silent majority in northern ireland. we want a peaceful, prosperous future which can only really be based on the good friday agreement and that delicate constitutional settlement that has been achieved. the lawyer for mr mcca rt been achieved. the lawyer for mr mccart outlined ways brexit could affect northern ireland but the justices intervened saying that was not what they were therefore. so many people are listen

on tuesday, all eyes will be on the supreme court — 11 supreme courtjustices deciding whether the primesuspend parliament was lawful. and on wednesday, the european parliament will be debating brexit. two thoughts worth pondering — one is the sheer volume of brexit news at the moment, meaning we can be deaf to the scale of it. a prime minister being challenged in court, a prime minister being accused by a predecessor of not being entirely truthful. the other point is this — we are six weeks away from brexit, and so much is uncertain. how it will happen, whether it will happen, who will be prime minister at the time, and when will there be a general election? we simply don't know. the liberal democrats say they will cancel brexit altogether if they form the next government. in a change of policy, approved today at their conference in bournemouth, the lib dems now say they would revoke brexit, without having a referendum first. the party's leader, jo swinson, says voters must be give the chance to stop what she called "brexit chaos". our political correspondent jonathan blake is in bourne

have been within the last few days never saw a unanimous judgment where it was 11—0 from the supreme courtjusticesasion. it was the same on this occasion. it was very was the same on this occasion. it was very nervous was the same on this occasion. it was very nervous up to the very moment. we got no notice, we all head of the judgment together. i just had to press forward with what i believe was right, which was holding the prime minister and government to account. there was very little guarantee we would it is a momentous win. you say you had to press forward, we know from what you have said before from your campaigns in 0tley courts, you have had death threats at times, you have needed bodyguards. at what personal cost has all of this come? things that are easy to win are easy. things that are important on the right thing to do tend to come at a cost, but from my point of view, it is a cost with pain because this is about ensuring that our parliament is not shut down. i would do anything to make sure that was defended. thank you forjoining us. i have one of the petitioners in the original case.

high court in london had said judges shouldn't weigh in on such political questions, but the supreme courtjusticesthe lawfulness of acts of the government for centuries. as long ago as 1611, the court held that, "the king," who was then the government, "has no prerogative but that which the law of the land allows him." this case, she said, was about defining the limits of prime ministerial power and parliament must always be able to exercise its authority over government. in the words of lord bingham, senior law lord, quote, "the conduct of government by a prime minister and cabinet collectively responsible and accountable to parliament lies at the heart of westminster democracy." this is not a standard or normal prorogation. when parliament was prorogued two weeks ago, the speaker made his feelings clear and the supreme court agreed with that sentiment today. although mps filed out as requested, the court'sjudgment was that they had no need to because borisjohnson's advice to the queen was unlawful. when the royal commissioners walked into the house of lords it was as if they had walked in with a

former supreme courtjustice lord jonathan sumption told bbc newsnight that an orthodox interpretationlaw should see a government victory — but thatjudges may be so outraged by borisjohnson‘s actions that anything is possible. my own view is that the orthodox opinion is the one given by the english courts, but one has to accept that if you behave outrageously and defy the political culture on which our constitution depends, a lot ofjudges are going to be tempted to push the limits out and the problem is that boris johnson has taken a hammer and sickle to our political culture ina way that is profoundly provocative to people who believe that there ought to be solutions consistent with our traditions. that was jonathan sumption, formerly a supreme court judge. that was jonathan sumption, formerly a supreme courtjudge. clivejoins me now. what will happen over the next days has huge, legal, constitutional implications? we have to remind ourselves what is happening, we are through the looking glass as far as constitutional law is concerned. we have a prime minister of the uk who stands accu

and this the former supreme courtjustice lord sumption on the bbc‘s today programme.that the courts are not very fond of loopholes. they're going to interpret this act in a way that gives effect to its obvious purpose unless there's something in the act that makes it completely impossible to do so. and there isn't. if boris johnson did go down this route — and we should say we don't know if he is willing to — he may commit a criminal offence. the financial times writes... "this issue is a test case for strongman politics — and puts borisjohnson in a group of other leaders who have shown willingness to break the law. none of which means the prime minister will choose this route. but it's an option. none of these are great options?” was about to say, first of all, massive condiments to the production tea m massive condiments to the production team at open source, what an amount of work you have been doing exploring option four, and regarding those options, it reminds me, it makes me think of the way in which the brexit deadlock doth make men mad, forgive me for mangling

these hearings, where the 11 supreme court justices, final day of these hearings, where the 11 supreme courtjusticesend parliament for five weeks to prorogue parliament. that was lord garnier, you arejust prorogue parliament. that was lord garnier, you are just hearing prorogue parliament. that was lord garnier, you arejust hearing quite an extraordinary spectacle because sirjohn major, he is representing sirjohn major, he is representing sirjohn major, the former conservative prime minister, who is effectively accusing the current conservative prime minister boris johnson, of acting unconstitutionally and wrongly corroding parliament. let's talk about what's just been going on with doctor stefa n about what's just been going on with doctor stefan phil from the university of oxford, and another legal expert who has been following legal expert who has been following legal proceedings. what did you make of what is sirjohn major's case against borisjohnson to mark very much in keeping by what was said by the made on behalf. so strong on the law, arguing from principle, taking us law, arguing from princ

unanimity among the judges yesterday at the supreme courtjustice up there a short walk from parliamentarol? it is, and notjust in westminster ‘s. we have the remnants of yesterday's rain yet to clear the east. it will, gusty winds around us, especially around the coastlines and the winds will ease, followed by sunshine and showers and a few will be heavy. yesterday evening you can see the rain and thunderstorms that pushed across the uk. this morning we've got rain moving from the west to the east, heavy rain currently around for example london and through kent, the wash wash, the north midlands and north—east england and that's courtesy of this front, which will take to around lunchtime before clearing completely into the north sea and later, the next array of fronts come our way. as the rain continues to push away, clearing canned by lunch, skies brighton and this means there will be areas of cloud. scattered showers across scotland. one or two in england and wales could be heavy, possibly thundery. in northern ireland, after a few showers and a fair bit of sunshine, the cloud will t