There are areas of political process that cannot be subjected to judicial standards, supreme court hears
It is constitutionally inappropriate for the courts to intervene in the prime minister’s decision to prorogue parliament for five weeks because there is a clear separation of powers, the supreme court has been told by a government lawyer.
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