Desperate Gina Miller and John Major in last ditch court battle to stop Boris shutting down Parliament

DESPERATE lawyer Gina Miller and ex-PM John Major have launched their last-ditch court battle to stop Boris Johnson shutting down Parliament.

The Remainer pair had their case heard at the High Court this morning where judges were told the PM’s decision to stop MPs sitting was an "unlawful abuse of power”.

Miller, who challenged the Government at the High Court in 2016 over the triggering of the Article 50, joined forces with Tory grandee Major last week.

Their case is being fought by Bo-Jo whose lawyers will argue that the advice given to the Queen was not unlawful.

The PM previously warned the case could cause "catastrophic damage" to politics if it succeeded in stopping Brexit.

MILLER COURT BID

This morning, Lord Pannick QC, representing Ms Miller, told the judges: "The prorogation is timed to occur at a period of acute political crisis, with the UK scheduled to leave the European Union on 31 October 2019 but with no agreement having been concluded between the UK and the EU on the terms of its withdrawal.

"The claimant submits that the effect of the prorogation, when time is of the essence in the lead-up to the 31 October 2019 deadline, has the effect of seriously impeding the exercise of Parliament's functions, as the Prime Minister well knew.

The Prime Minister's decision to prorogue Parliament is contrary to constitutional principle and constitutes an abuse of power.

Lord Pannick

"There is no justification for closing Parliament in this way and, accordingly, it represents an unjustified undermining of parliamentary sovereignty which is the bedrock of our constitution."

He added: "Our case is that the Prime Minister's advice to Her Majesty to prorogue Parliament for a period of five weeks is an unlawful abuse of power."

Lord Pannick told the Lord Chief Justice: "The Prime Minister's decision to prorogue Parliament is contrary to constitutional principle and constitutes an abuse of power."

The hearing in London comes the day after Mr Johnson fought off another Remainer court challenge action in Scotland.

A judge at the Court of Session in Edinburgh ruled on Wednesday that the planned prorogation was lawful - that decision is now being appealed against.

Whatever the outcome of the challenges against the decision to prorogue Parliament, it is likely that the dispute will end up at the UK's highest court.

A spokeswoman for the Supreme Court in London has said "should any parties choose to appeal to the UK Supreme Court following the prorogation appeal hearings in the lower courts", the court has set aside September 17 "as a date to hear such an appeal".

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