It's not that simple. The law the BBC article is referring to[1] was a regulation, i.e. secondary legislation, passed by resolution. Had it been primary legisla

It's not that simple. The law the BBC article is referring to[1] was a regulation, i.e. secondary legislation, passed by resolution. Had it been primary legislation, the courts wouldn't have been able to overturn it (Parliament is sovereign). [1] https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2014/9780111112700 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2014/9780111112700