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UK MPs return to parliament after SC ruling against Boris Johnson

Johnson told British media he "strongly disagreed" with the court decision but would respect it

File photo of Boris Johnson. Photo: AP/PTI
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File photo of Boris Johnson. Photo: AP/PTI

AFP | PTI
British MPs returned to parliament on Wednesday following a momentous Supreme Court ruling that struck down Prime Minister Boris Johnson's decision to suspend the house weeks before the Brexit deadline.

The judgement has hit Johnson's authority, prompting calls for his resignation and cast further doubt on his promise to pull Britain out of the EU on October 31, come what may.
 
The Conservative leader landed back in London at around 10:30am (0930 GMT) after a trip to New York, heading straight into a political maelstrom triggered by Tuesday's damning court ruling that his decision to suspend parliament for five weeks

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