<p class="title">UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday vowed to press ahead with his plans for Brexit on October 31 despite a momentous Supreme Court ruling that found his decision to suspend parliament unlawful.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The ruling is a huge blow to Johnson's authority, coming after a series of defeats in parliament that have curbed his plans to leave the European Union even if there is no divorce deal with Brussels.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, immediately announced that MPs would reconvene on Wednesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Conservative leader, who is currently in New York, told British media he "strongly disagreed" with the decision but said he would respect it.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Johnson also renewed his call for an early election to end the stand-off with parliament.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He said it was "the obvious thing to do".</p>.<p class="bodytext">Johnson had argued that shutting down parliament until October 14 was a routine move to allow his new government to set out a new legislative programme.</p>.<p class="bodytext">But critics accused him of trying to silence MPs.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Delivering the unanimous verdict of 11 judges, Supreme Court president Brenda Hale said "the decision to advise Her Majesty (Queen Elizabeth II) to prorogue was unlawful".</p>.<p class="bodytext">She said this was "because it had the effect of frustrating or preventing the ability of parliament to carry out its constitutional functions".</p>.<p class="bodytext">As a result, the suspension was "void and of no effect", Hale said, adding: "Parliament has not been prorogued."</p>.<p class="bodytext">The judge instantly became a social media sensation thanks to the large spider brooch she was wearing as she issued her strongly-worded condemnation of government policy.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Bercow subsequently announced that he would reconvene the Commons at 11.30 am (1030 GMT) on Wednesday morning, while the upper House of Lords said it would return the same day.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The judges "have vindicated the right and duty of parliament to meet at this crucial time to scrutinise the executive", Bercow said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A small group of protesters outside the court hailed the decision, with one, Gareth Daniels, telling AFP: "This is a great day for democracy."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the main opposition Labour party, led calls for the prime minister to step down.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I invite Boris Johnson, in the historic words, to consider his position, and become the shortest serving prime minister there has ever been," he told his party's annual conference.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He brought forward his concluding speech to the meeting in Brighton, southern England, from Wednesday to Tuesday to allow him to return to parliament.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Some opposition MPs called for a confidence vote in Johnson, and Bercow indicated that he would allow time for this if a formal request were made.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Supreme Court was ruling on two separate challenges, brought by more than 75 lawmakers and a team backed by former Conservative premier John Major.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"No prime minister must ever treat the monarch or parliament in this way again," Major said after the verdict.</p>.<p class="bodytext">But Johnson is likely to resist any demands to step down, even if his Conservatives no longer have a majority in the 650-seat House of Commons.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Opinion polls suggest his battles with MPs over Brexit are actually making him more popular with voters.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Johnson only took office on July 24, but has endured a torrid few weeks in office as he battles a hostile parliament over Brexit.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Three years after the 2016 referendum, he insists Britain must leave the EU next month whatever the circumstances.</p>.<p class="bodytext">But lawmakers fear the disruptive impact of leaving without a deal, which the government itself has admitted could cause food and medicine shortages, and civil unrest.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In the week between returning from their summer holiday and prorogation on September 10, MPs passed a law aiming to stop "no deal".</p>.<p class="bodytext">The law obliges Johnson to ask to delay Brexit by three months if he has not agreed a divorce deal by an EU summit on October 17 and 18.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Johnson said Tuesday that he hoped he can agree new exit terms to replace those struck by his predecessor Theresa May, which was rejected by MPs.</p>.<p class="bodytext">But EU leaders are not as hopeful, accusing London of failing to come up with serious alternatives to the current agreement.</p>
<p class="title">UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday vowed to press ahead with his plans for Brexit on October 31 despite a momentous Supreme Court ruling that found his decision to suspend parliament unlawful.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The ruling is a huge blow to Johnson's authority, coming after a series of defeats in parliament that have curbed his plans to leave the European Union even if there is no divorce deal with Brussels.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, immediately announced that MPs would reconvene on Wednesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Conservative leader, who is currently in New York, told British media he "strongly disagreed" with the decision but said he would respect it.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Johnson also renewed his call for an early election to end the stand-off with parliament.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He said it was "the obvious thing to do".</p>.<p class="bodytext">Johnson had argued that shutting down parliament until October 14 was a routine move to allow his new government to set out a new legislative programme.</p>.<p class="bodytext">But critics accused him of trying to silence MPs.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Delivering the unanimous verdict of 11 judges, Supreme Court president Brenda Hale said "the decision to advise Her Majesty (Queen Elizabeth II) to prorogue was unlawful".</p>.<p class="bodytext">She said this was "because it had the effect of frustrating or preventing the ability of parliament to carry out its constitutional functions".</p>.<p class="bodytext">As a result, the suspension was "void and of no effect", Hale said, adding: "Parliament has not been prorogued."</p>.<p class="bodytext">The judge instantly became a social media sensation thanks to the large spider brooch she was wearing as she issued her strongly-worded condemnation of government policy.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Bercow subsequently announced that he would reconvene the Commons at 11.30 am (1030 GMT) on Wednesday morning, while the upper House of Lords said it would return the same day.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The judges "have vindicated the right and duty of parliament to meet at this crucial time to scrutinise the executive", Bercow said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A small group of protesters outside the court hailed the decision, with one, Gareth Daniels, telling AFP: "This is a great day for democracy."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the main opposition Labour party, led calls for the prime minister to step down.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I invite Boris Johnson, in the historic words, to consider his position, and become the shortest serving prime minister there has ever been," he told his party's annual conference.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He brought forward his concluding speech to the meeting in Brighton, southern England, from Wednesday to Tuesday to allow him to return to parliament.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Some opposition MPs called for a confidence vote in Johnson, and Bercow indicated that he would allow time for this if a formal request were made.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Supreme Court was ruling on two separate challenges, brought by more than 75 lawmakers and a team backed by former Conservative premier John Major.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"No prime minister must ever treat the monarch or parliament in this way again," Major said after the verdict.</p>.<p class="bodytext">But Johnson is likely to resist any demands to step down, even if his Conservatives no longer have a majority in the 650-seat House of Commons.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Opinion polls suggest his battles with MPs over Brexit are actually making him more popular with voters.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Johnson only took office on July 24, but has endured a torrid few weeks in office as he battles a hostile parliament over Brexit.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Three years after the 2016 referendum, he insists Britain must leave the EU next month whatever the circumstances.</p>.<p class="bodytext">But lawmakers fear the disruptive impact of leaving without a deal, which the government itself has admitted could cause food and medicine shortages, and civil unrest.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In the week between returning from their summer holiday and prorogation on September 10, MPs passed a law aiming to stop "no deal".</p>.<p class="bodytext">The law obliges Johnson to ask to delay Brexit by three months if he has not agreed a divorce deal by an EU summit on October 17 and 18.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Johnson said Tuesday that he hoped he can agree new exit terms to replace those struck by his predecessor Theresa May, which was rejected by MPs.</p>.<p class="bodytext">But EU leaders are not as hopeful, accusing London of failing to come up with serious alternatives to the current agreement.</p>