Plans to suspend Parliament again were being drawn up by Boris Johnson (pictured on ITV's Peston show yesterday) last night
Plans to suspend Parliament again were being drawn up by Boris Johnson last night – just one day after his first attempt was cancelled by a Supreme Court judgment.
The Prime Minister told MPs he intends to press ahead with a Queen's speech in the coming weeks in order to bring forward a new agenda of domestic policies.
Mr Johnson, who brushed aside calls to apologise for his failed prorogation, said: 'I think we need a Queen's speech. We have a dynamic domestic agenda.'
Downing Street confirmed that a new Queen's speech to set out his policies, which would include plans for services such as the NHS and education, would require Parliament to be prorogued.
Asked when he might act, Mr Johnson said: 'I will be informing [MPs] as soon as we have assessed the meaning of the court's ruling.'
Speaking on ITV's Peston show last night, Mr Johnson confirmed he was undeterred by the Supreme Court's unprecedented decision.
He said: 'I think the public should see what we want to do and I think it's a great shame that the opposition are sort of gridlocked.
'They don't want either to have an election. They don't want Brexit to get done. They don't seem to want anything.
'So my urging them would be: if you seriously don't want to have an election, then let's get on with a strong domestic agenda of the kind we have.'
The Supreme Court judgment did not rule out Mr Johnson suspending Parliament again.
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