A NEW Forest MP has slammed the Supreme Court, saying it has "well overstepped the mark".
It comes as the court ruled Prime Minister Boris Johnson's decision to prorogue Parliament as unlawful.
Speaking to ITV News on Tuesday, Sir Desmond Swayne MP said: "Although we have to accept the judgement, I think it [the Supreme Court] has well overstepped the mark.
"I believe profoundly we have a political constitution and not a legal one.
"When the government does something wrong in Parliament, it is for Parliament to hold it to account.
"Parliament had plenty of notice of prorogation, it could've put down a motion of censure or a motion of no confidence.
"It chose not to do so. Its not for the courts to interfere."
'We should have a commitment to abolish the Supreme Court'
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Mr Swayne went on to say he believes the Conservatives should pledge to abolish the Supreme Court.
He said: "I certainly believe he [the Prime Minister] should move to prorogue again.
"In the long term, I also believe that in the election manifesto we should have a commitment to abolish the Supreme Court and return to the status quo ante.
"After all its only in the last decade we had the law lords in Parliament resolving great disputes rather than a Supreme Court of people that are frankly accountable to no one."
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