UK parliament suspension not a matter for judges, PM Johnson's lawyer tells Supreme Court
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Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend parliament is a political issue and not a matter for judges, a lawyer for the prime minister said on Wednesday as he sought to persuade the British Supreme Court that the five-week shutdown was lawful.