国际英语资讯:Challenge to British PMs suspension of parliament rejected by high court judges
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 6-- <span word="A">A</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="High">High</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Boris">Boris</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="suspension">suspension</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="judges">judges</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="England">England</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="judges">judges</span> <span word="ruled">ruled</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span> <span word="acted">acted</span> <span word="lawfully">lawfully</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Queen">Queen</span> <span word="Elizabeth">Elizabeth</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prorogue">prorogue</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="suspend">suspend</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>.</p><p><span word="Opponents">Opponents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lengthy">lengthy</span> <span word="suspension">suspension</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="curtail">curtail</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="his">his</span> "<span word="do">do</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="die">die</span>" <span word="strategy">strategy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="EU">EU</span>) <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 31, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>.</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span>, <span word="Lord">Lord</span> <span word="Pannick">Pannick</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="barrister">barrister</span> <span word="representing">representing</span> <span word="campaigner">campaigner</span> <span word="Gina">Gina</span> <span word="Miller">Miller</span>, <span word="described">described</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unlawful">unlawful</span> <span word="abuse">abuse</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="power">power</span>.</p><p><span word="Miller">Miller</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="suspension">suspension</span> <span word="overturned">overturned</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="supported">supported</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Conservative">Conservative</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Sir">Sir</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Major">Major</span>.</p><p><span word="Miller">Miller</span> <span word="emerged">emerged</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="campaigner">campaigner</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Commons">Commons</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="appeals">appeals</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 17.</p><p><span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blow">blow</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="Labour">Labour</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Scottish">Scottish</span> <span word="Nationalist">Nationalist</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> (<span word="SNP">SNP</span>) <span word="both">both</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="oppose">oppose</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="election">election</span>.</p><p><span word="Johnson">Johnson</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="parliamentary">parliamentary</span> <span word="approval">approval</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="overwhelmingly">overwhelmingly</span> <span word="defeated">defeated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Commons">Commons</span>.</p>
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