Is it time for a written constitution in the UK?

Supporters of the proposal say we can no longer rely on rulers to be ‘good chaps’

Protesters outside the Supreme Court
Protesters outside the Supreme Court 
(Image credit: Tolga Akmen/AFP/Getty Images)

Calls are growing for a codified British constitution as the battle between government and Parliament over Brexit plays out in the Supreme Court.

The upcoming ruling on whether Boris Johnson’s prorogation of Parliament was unlawful has been described as one of the most significant for constitutional law in the past century.

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