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Johnson Legal Defeat on Parliament Suspension Increases Political Confusion

  • Lawmakers call for Parliament to be recalled immediately
  • U.K. Supreme Court to consider conflicting judgments next week
Parliament Begins 5-Week Shutdown

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson lost a Scottish court ruling on the suspension of Parliament, throwing the deadlocked British political system into even greater confusion ahead of the Oct. 31 Brexit date.