Tory MSP says Boris Johnson must resign if he disobeys law

Joe Mellor - 7 September 2019

A Scottish Conservative MSP has said Boris Johnson must resign rather than break the law by forcing through a no-deal Brexit.

Adam Tonkins, a former law professor, said that the Prime Minister has to resign if he refuses to obey the law in the wake of MPs passing a Bill to prevent the UK leaving the EU on October 31 without a deal.

In a series of tweets on Saturday morning, Mr Tompkins said: “Irrespective of what we think about Brexit, or the PM, surely we can all agree on one fundamental principle: the government is bound to obey the law... See more