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So... all of this was just a loud news cycle with no actual effect on anything other than "Parliament can continue doing what it does" ? (I actually can't tell,

• pmyteh 7y ago
  Well, there's now a hard (rather than implied) constitutional limit to the executive's power to prorogue Parliament. And the political calculus on the Brexit endgame has changed. And the Prime Minister has been publicly slapped down. And the 'what it does' is likely to be more unified and radical than it would have been had the PM let Parliament keep sitting. But otherwise, sure.
• pjc50 7y ago
  Prior to this ruling, Parliament was not able to continue doing anything because it had been prorogued (suspended). The ruling allows it to continue.
• stordoff 7y ago
  Parliament was suspended and not due to return until October 14. It will now return tomorrow.