general election comes into view. this is in every respect a momentous day. in the house of lords, look at the magnificence of the chamber. such expectation. the peers and guests have already started to arrive to secure their seats for the biggest event in the parliamentary calendar. you don t get in if you appear without the suitable attire. it is a case of first come, first served as well. once on the throne, there it is, the monarch s throne and the consort of s thrown beside it. the king will unveil the government s legislative programme for the session ahead. it is a political moment and a first for rishi sunak on his first state opening as prime minister. we will be discussing all the wider political context later in the programme. once the imperial state crown is on, the political gloves are well and truly off and we will get a real sense of the battle lines over the next year or so, the issues that will win or lose the election. so to explore what all of this, and the
Citizens have a right to clarify important questions. The judges have no right to interfere with the democratic wishes of the electorate, lets stop wasting time and get on to repealing the European Community act. As always, really keen to hear from you do get in touch throughout the morning. That ruling is in 30 minutes hello, welcome to the programme. Were live until 11. As youd expect, the programme will be dominated by reaction to that Supreme Court ruling, due in just under half an hours time. As always, do get in touch use victorialive, and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today in half an hours time, the Supreme Court will deliver its ruling on whether the Prime Minister needs parliaments approval before she can start the process of leaving the eu. The long awaited judgment will decide how the eus Article 50 Exit Clause is triggered. The government argues that ministers have the power to do that, but opponents say they need parliaments
really, was to focus on the fact that since may 9th, the extreme pressure put on your pti party, some of its members, from the most senior to the mostjunior, has led to the implosion of your party. some of your most senior former lieutenants like fawad chaudhry, pervez khattak whom i mentioned jahangir ta reen, they ve all left. some of them have set up new political parties. your party, as it was, frankly no longer exists. if my party doesn t exist, why don t they announce elections? why did they run away from the elections stipulated by the constitution, announced by the supreme court on the 9th of may, and 60% of pakistan was punjab? they ran away from the elections. now they re trying to run away from the elections in october. so if my party is finished, they shouldn t be worried. the problem is the party s intact. they have tried everything. they have put 10,000 people injail, including women never done before peaceful protesters, and worse, they have put people through to
but my point, really, was to focus on the fact that since may 9th, the extreme pressure put on your pti party, some of its members, from the most senior to the mostjunior, has led to the implosion of your party. some of your most senior former lieutenants like fawad chaudhry, pervez khattak whom i mentioned jahangir tareen, they ve all left. some of them have set up new political parties. your party, as it was, frankly no longer exists. if my party doesn t exist, why don t they announce elections? why did they run away from the elections stipulated by the constitution, announced by the supreme court on the 9th of may, and 60% of pakistan was punjab? they ran away from the elections. now they re trying to run away from the elections in october. so if my party is finished, they shouldn t be worried. the problem is the party s intact. they have tried everything.
because you have made it clear you accept no responsibility for the violence around may 9th. i understand that, but my point, really, was to focus on the fact that since may 9th, the extreme pressure put on your pti party, some of its members, from the most senior to the mostjunior, has led to the implosion of your party. some of your most senior former lieutenants like fawad chaudhry, pervez khattak whom i mentioned jahangir tareen, they ve all left. some of them have set up new political parties. your party, as it was, frankly no longer exists. if my party doesn t exist, why don t they announce elections? why did they run away from the elections stipulated by the constitution, announced by the supreme court on the 9th of may, and 60% of pakistan was punjab? they ran away from the elections. now they re trying to run away from the elections in october. so if my party is finished, they shouldn t be worried.