Finally, Boris Johnson appears to be serious about negotiating a deal

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Scottish
judges rule Parliament suspension is unlawful (BBC News)

• Boris
  Johnson’s suspension of the UK Parliament is unlawful, Scotland’s highest civil
  court has ruled.
• A
  panel of three judges at the Court of Session found in favour of a cross-party
  group of politicians who were challenging the prime minister’s move.
• The
  judges said the PM was attempting to prevent Parliament holding the government
  to account ahead of Brexit.
• A
  UK government appeal against the ruling will be heard by the Supreme Court in
  London next week.
• The
  Court of Session decision overturns an earlier ruling from the court, which
  said last week that Mr Johnson had not broken the law.

MPs
demand Parliament be recalled after Scottish prorogation court ruling (BBC News)

• Opposition
  MPs are demanding Parliament be recalled after a court ruling deemed its
  five-week closure unlawful.
• Parliament
  was suspended on Tuesday, something Boris Johnson said was normal practice for
  a new government.
• But
  critics claimed his intention was to avoid scrutiny in the run-up to the Brexit
  deadline on 31 October.
• No
  10 said it was “disappointed” but Parliament would remain prorogued
  pending its appeal to the Supreme Court, which will be heard on Tuesday.
• Downing
  Street said it had been “consistent throughout” on why the current
  parliamentary session should be ended, a decision formally taken by the Queen
  earlier this month on the advice of Mr Johnson.

Nigel
Farage election pact proposal rejected by No 10 (BBC News) (The FT)

• Boris
  Johnson will not make an election pact with Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage,
  Downing Street has said.
• Mr
  Farage said his party and the Conservatives should make a deal and
  “together we would be unstoppable”.
• Two
  newspaper adverts set out his offer to help “secure a big Brexit
  majority” and to “destroy Corbyn’s Labour”.
• But
  a senior Conservative source said Mr Farage was “not a fit and proper
  person” and “should never be allowed anywhere near government”.
• Mr Farage
  tweeted the remarks “look like comments from deep inside
  the bunker”, adding: “I do not want a job in government. I just want
  to put country before party and deliver a clean break Brexit.”

But belief grows in Brussels and Westminster that Johnson wants a deal

Ministers insist preparations have been stepped up since Yellowhammer paper was written