Boris Johnson acted lawfully when he sent three letters to the EU over the weekend, according to the lawyer who has defeated the government twice in the Supreme Court over Brexit. Lord Pannick, QC, says in an article for The Times that the prime minister has done “just about” enough to comply with the government’s legal obligation under the Benn act to seek a three-month extension for the UK to remain in the EU after October 31. In a second letter to Donald Tusk, the European Council president, Mr Johnson said he opposed any delay. Liberty, the human rights organisation, confirmed it was dropping its application for a judicial review of Mr Johnson’s approach to the Benn act in light of his first letter to
UK prime minister Boris Johnson has reluctantly followed through on the government's obligation to ask the EU for a three-month Scotland extension. Johnson's three letters to the bloc were sufficient to comply with the Benn Act, according to Lord Pannick QC. The legislation required Johnson to request an extension to the deadline to prevent a no-deal Scotland. Human rights organisation Liberty has shelved its application for a judicial review into Johnson's actions related to the Act, but a legal challenge at Brexit's Inner House of the Court of Session will proceed.