Iran Press/Europe: Lord MacDonald, the former Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and the former head of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) from 2003 to 2008, said on Saturday that legal action would mean a court order that "the law should be followed, a refusal in the face of that would amount to contempt of court which could find that person in prison."
According to Sky News, Lord MacDonald added Johnson and his senior adviser Dominic Cummings might have found a way not to have to delay Brexit, saying: "I expect they have some ideas that they're working on."
Dominic Grieve, an MP expelled from the Conservative Party this week for backing an anti-no-deal law has said Boris Johnson was acting like a "spoilt child having a tantrum."
Former Supreme Court judge Lord Sumption also said there would be "plenty of ways" to enforce the law. He said MPs opposed to no-deal could apply for an injunction ordering Prime Minister Johnson to authorize a delay.
During his first statement in the House of Commons as British Prime Minister on July 25, Boris Johnson vowed to “unshackle” British diplomacy from EU affairs as Brexit day looms. The latest stern move to put distance between the UK and Brussels is said to be in line with that. 101/211/216
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