At the end of the worst day in his professional life, many in the UK are asking: How long can the British Prime Minister stay in his job? | Analysis by Luke McGee
It's a reasonable question to ask of the British Prime Minister. The man who can barely go a week without suffering some kind of stunning political setback faced his most public embarrassment on Tuesday, as the UK's highest court ruled that his decision to unilaterally suspend Parliament was unlawful. Worse, he might have misled the Queen in doing so.Under normal circumstances, you'd expect leader so under fire to realize their time was up.
UK Supreme Court rules Parliament suspension unlawful 01:34However, the constitutional process that follows could allow Johnson to sit out the October 31 Brexit deadline and have the UK leave without a negotiated deal -- something Corbyn has pledged to avoid.Some Labour sources believe that in this scenario, they would be able to work with the Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, to remove Johnson from power and secure the extension.
Corbyn outlines how he would handle Brexit 02:32For his part, the Prime Minister is also trapped. He has no majority to pass a Brexit deal, no support to call an early election on his own terms and has been forced to sit and watch his opponents in Parliament wreck his Brexit agenda. Most recently, they passed a law instructing him to request a Brexit extension. Johnson has said that he will obey the law, but that Brexit will not be delayed.
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