and are scrambling today. so gene miller a prominent antibrexit campaign. she launched a legal action hoping she can get an injunction against the governent in the courts. separately the opposition parties are organizing an emergency debate for next week. effectively it means they have a week to organize some sort of alternative plan which they're really up against. and boris johnson knows that. he's definitely put them on the front foot. >> the royal family has made a point of staying out of politics. why did the queen get involved in this yesterday? >> well, she has to respond to the prime minister. she's currently on holiday up in scotland. and the prime minister very quietly sent up a few of his team up to scotland, privy council members and basically got agreement from the queen to suspend parliament. she has to react on that. we didn't know anything about it until it was announced. so opposition party members said they wanted to appeal to the queen, but it was all too late.