Brexit: Emergency legal bid to stop Boris Johnson suspending Parliament

A Scottish judge will be asked to issue an emergency ruling to stop Boris Johnson from suspending Parliament, MPs fighting to prevent a no-deal Brexit have said.

Legislation forcing the Prime Minister to delay Brexit and prevent the UK crashing out of the EU is set to be put before the House of Commons next week, after opposition parties reached a compromise on parliamentary tactics.

The SNP’s Westminster leader Ian Blackford described the cross-party effort as “the fight of our lives” and claimed a “significant number” of Conservative MPs – well into double figures – were prepared to back a bill to stop a chaotic Brexit.