‘the Prime Minister should resign’

CB: Is this ruling what you expected?

RM: Well, it’s quite astounding – a unanimous decision by 11 of the top judges in the land. Certainly, when the Prime Minister has tried to run away from accountability and scrutiny, since he’s been elected and indeed has broken the law, it proves that the law will eventually catch up with anyone who dares to do that. It’s absolutely right that parliament is recalled to address this, not only constitutional crisis but, crisis over Brexit and the future of our country.

CB: What does this mean for you at the party conference?

RM: Well, I’m making arrangements at this very moment to go back to Parliament. There’s been an incredible atmosphere at conference with policy being announced – we’re proving ourselves to be ready for government. We believe that the Prime Minister should resign. His position is untenable, he’s cheated the Queen. He’s tried to silence MPs and we’ve seen this pattern in the Prime Minister. He’s misled the country and I think it’s really important now that we all get down to Westminster and do our job in calling the government to account, to scrutinise every word that he utters and to ensure that we have our democracy upheld.

CB: What would you like to see happen tomorrow when MPs go back?

RM: I think the future of who leads our country is seriously under question now. But not only that, we have to have a…