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Boris Johnson’s Plan to Suspend Parliament Survives Early Court Test

  • Courts in Edinburgh and Belfast to hear challenges next week
  • Prime Minister plans to suspend Parliament in run-up to Brexit
A tourist souvenir stall sits in view of the Houses of Parliament in London.

A tourist souvenir stall sits in view of the Houses of Parliament in London.

Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg
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A Scottish judge refused to block Boris Johnson’s plan to suspend Parliament, dealing a blow to lawmakers who argued that there isn’t enough time to thwart a no-deal Brexit.

Judge Raymond Doherty in Edinburgh held off granting an emergency injunction against the prime minister’s plan, saying that there is time to hold more hearings on the issue next week. A Belfast court on Friday also put off a decision on whether to issue an injunction, giving more time for the situation in Westminster to develop before addressing the question.