The Prime Minister's controversial suspension of Parliament has been ruled unlawful by a top court.
Judges at Scotland's highest civil court have ruled that Boris Johnson's move to prorogue Parliament does not comply with the law, BBC News reports.
A panel of three judges at the Court of Session found in favour of a cross-party group of politicians who were challenging the prime minister's move.
The decision overturns an earlier ruling from the court, which said last week Mr Johnson had not broken the law.
But it will not immediately affect the current suspension of Parliament, which started in the early hours of Tuesday.
In a summary of their findings, judges said that the suspension of Parliament - a process known as prorogation - was motivated by a desire to "stymy Parliament". They said this was "unlawful and is thus null and of no effect".
They added: "The Court will accordingly make an Order declaring that the Prime Minister's advice to HM the Queen and the prorogation which followed thereon was unlawful and is thus null and of no effect."
The Prime Minister has faced furious protests from MPs and the public after he decided to suspend Parliament for five weeks during the crucial final stages of the Brexit debates.
He insisted this was to allow his government to come forward with a new domestic agenda via a Queen's Speech - but his critics believe it is purely an attempt to stop MPs from blocking his plan to take the UK out of the European Union without a deal.
