Former UK PM John Major joins legal action to block Johnson suspending parliament

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Former UK PM John Major joins legal action to block Johnson suspending parliament

 

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Former British Prime Minister John Major has asked to join legal action to try to block current Prime Minister Boris Johnson from suspending parliament before Brexit.

 

Major, prime minister from 1990 to 1997, said he would join anti-Brexit campaigner Gina Miller in pursuing a judicial review of the order to close parliament from mid September to mid October.

 

“In view of the imminence of the prorogation – and to avoid duplication of effort, and taking up the Court’s time through repetition – I intend to seek the Court’s permission to intervene in the claim already initiated by Gina Miller, rather than to commence separate proceedings,” Major said.

 

“If granted permission to intervene, I intend to seek to assist the court from the perspective of having served in government as a minister and prime minister,” he said in a statement.

 

Reporting by Kate Holton and William James; editing by Guy Faulconbridge

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2019-08-30

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[Anythingleft?]

Time has not benefited this guy, still a waste of space.....

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[Topdoc]

[wreckingcountry]

Ah the Edwina currie screwer who signed away more UK control of laws than any other PM


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[JonnyF]

This <deleted> did the same thing during the cash for questions scandal. 

 

Seems remoaners have no sense of irony or hypocrisy.

[RuamRudy]

12 minutes ago, wreckingcountry said:

Ah the Edwina currie screwer who signed away more UK control of laws than any other PM


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If fidelity is a quality you feel is important in your PM, wait until you hear about the current one we're lumbered with. 

[Chazar]

Mr Grey day himself, youll never  lose that spitting image puppet John no  matter  how many times you jump on Edwina the witch  

 

[Handsome Gardener]

31 minutes ago, Topdoc said:

Poor ol Nige - lifes much easier when you're a one trick pony

[Justgrazing]

Anyone who had the p*ss ripped out of him like Greyman had on Spitting Image cannot be taken seriously .. 

 

[Brigand]

People forget that John Major prorogued parliament himself to force through the Maastrict Treaty ... hypocrite. People never look back into the past. Even Corbyn backed proroguing parliament even earlier than that too. I could go on ... but won't out of not disrespecting posters' intelligence.

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Typos

[bluesofa]

3 hours ago, Chazar said:

Mr Grey day himself, youll never  lose that spitting image puppet John no  matter  how many times you jump on Edwina the witch

The clip I always remember which had in everything in grey, except the peas:

 

[kingdong]

4 hours ago, Handsome Gardener said:

poor  old nige

cost cameron his job,and got us brexit,like to see him as p.m

[Jingthing]

4 hours ago, Brigand said:

People forget that John Major prorogued parliament himself to force through the Maastrict Treaty ... hypocrite. People never look back into the past. Even Corbyn backed proroguing parliament even earlier than that too. I could go on ... but won't out of not disrespecting posters' intelligence.

For a much shorter time, right? 

[SheungWan]

cost cameron his job,and got us brexit,like to see him as p.m

Can't even win election as an MP.

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[sammieuk1]

Friday night is curry night for zillionaires back in your box John and wheel him out when we finally hit the floor for a told you so memoir launch party????

[grumpy 4680]

       John Major was the Hypocrite that started all this Brexit mess, by his Maastricht Treaty, He was not a fit P.M. and should keep his nose out of politics.

       Closing Parliament for a while might be a good idea, It would give some MP's a chance to go back to school, and learn about politics, Corbyn has a lot to learn, and Abbot needs maths lessons as well.

       And, Miller, you know who's financially backing her, the guy who made a killing last time round, obviously looking to make another financial huge profit.

    

[Jonnapat]

John Major, the last of the decent Tory leaders.

At least he is putting country before party, something rare nowadays. 

[Estrada]

15 hours ago, Brigand said:

People forget that John Major prorogued parliament himself to force through the Maastrict Treaty ... hypocrite. People never look back into the past. Even Corbyn backed proroguing parliament even earlier than that too. I could go on ... but won't out of not disrespecting posters' intelligence.

Typical leave-moaner propaganda. Boris is Trump's poodle and is being paid by Lord Bamford to subvert democracy where 63% did not vote for BREXIT and prorogue parliament for the longest time on history (34days). John Major only did that for 19 days and since 2010, the average time has only been around 6 days. Shutting down Parliament for 5 weeks at a time is an afront to democracy and is purely to satisfy the Russians, Trump and the rest who have financed the campaign to destroy the EU.

[puchooay]

36 minutes ago, Jonnapat said:

John Major, the last of the decent Tory leaders.

555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555 Thanks for the laugh.

[ballpoint]

According to Brexit logic, this man should still be the PM.  He was elected in 1992 - earlier than any other living former PM, and no further elections should have been held to see if the people had changed their minds following that.

[tifino]

see he'll have to tread warily... not spilling any bean secrets

•  - being outsde of parliamentary priviledge

[faraday]

59 minutes ago, Jonnapat said:

John Major, the last of the decent Tory leaders.

At least he is putting country before party, something rare nowadays. 

Time for your morning nap Jon.

 

 

 

[Baerboxer]

23 hours ago, Jingthing said:

For a much shorter time, right? 

 

Usually 2-3 days rather then the 23 Boris has. And normally to give parliament a respite before a new Queen's speech which introduces a government's new agenda rather than in the middle of the most crucial decision since WW2 and the biggest constitutional mess ever.

 

But of course, Boris says it's not connected to Brexit or preventing parliament outlawing a no deal. And everyone knows, Boris never lies hahaha!

[vogie]

10 minutes ago, Baerboxer said:

 

Usually 2-3 days rather then the 23 Boris has. And normally to give parliament a respite before a new Queen's speech which introduces a government's new agenda rather than in the middle of the most crucial decision since WW2 and the biggest constitutional mess ever.

 

But of course, Boris says it's not connected to Brexit or preventing parliament outlawing a no deal. And everyone knows, Boris never lies hahaha!

Remainers keep reminding us that Boris is a buffoon, I think they are beginning to realise he is anything but.

[evadgib]

12 minutes ago, Baerboxer said:

 

Usually 2-3 days rather then the 23 Boris has. And normally to give parliament a respite before a new Queen's speech which introduces a government's new agenda rather than in the middle of the most crucial decision since WW2 and the biggest constitutional mess ever.

 

But of course, Boris says it's not connected to Brexit or preventing parliament outlawing a no deal. And everyone knows, Boris never lies hahaha!

I seem to recall the Mogg saying it was longer in several interviews seen this week & I have just found this...

 

[gunderhill]

On 8/30/2019 at 7:32 PM, Justgrazing said:

Anyone who had the p*ss ripped out of him like Greyman had on Spitting Image cannot be taken seriously .. 

 

Unfortunately you presume wrong.. Everyone was  ripped to pieces on Spitting Image, could you imagine a "free  Thailand"  with Spitting Image?

[evadgib]

3 hours ago, gunderhill said:

Unfortunately you presume wrong.. Everyone was  ripped to pieces on Spitting Image, could you imagine a "free  Thailand"  with Spitting Image?

Spitting Image was hilarious. I can still remember Prince Philip in full Naval rig with a blunderbus on one shoulder and a Salmon full of holes on the other...

He was president of the WWF at the time ????

[thaibeachlovers]

Ah, the grey man speaks. The horror, the horror.

[thaibeachlovers]

On ‎8‎/‎31‎/‎2019 at 3:54 PM, Jonnapat said:

John Major, the last of the decent Tory leaders.

At least he is putting country before party, something rare nowadays. 

If he is putting the country first, shouldn't he be for exit? 

[watso63]

Seems a general election is the on!y way to clear this mess up. The Tories should deselect any remainer MP and the Brexit party field candidates in any and every constituency where a Labour remainer sits where the vote was to leave. Meanwhile the £ continues to do expats in Thailand no favours so just get on with it!