LONDON, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- The British Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson's decision to suspend parliament for five weeks was illegal.
President of the Supreme Court Lady Brenda Hale announced the ruling after hearing three days of intensive legal argument on the way Johnson advised Queen Elizabeth II to prorogue, or suspend, parliament earlier this month.
The court's decision is expected to lead to calls for Johnson to resign as prime minister.
Lady Hale said the unanimous decision meant the parliament was not prorogued and it will be up to the speakers of the House of Commons and House of Lords what to do next.
Although such a decision meant a speedy recall of parliament, the House of Commons has already been suspended to allow politicians to attend annual conferences of their respective political parties.
The main opposition Labour Party is currently holding a conference in the city of Brighton, which will end Wednesday after its leader Jeremy Corbyn delivers his keynote speech.
The governing Conservatives will hold their conference next week in the city of Manchester.
Recently, the government's opponents have been arguing that Johnson deliberately shut down parliament as a way of dodging lawmakers' scrutiny of his plans to bring Britain out of the European Union with or without a deal by Oct. 31.
