Court papers about the planned suspension of Parliament have been published by Scotlands highest civil court.
The papers reveal Boris Johnson appears to have approved the suspension of Parliament two weeks before the public announcement – something he has denied.
At the Inner House of the Court of Session in Edinburgh, three judges ordered redacted versions of the letters and notes should be made public after hearing an appeal about the legality of the suspension.
They are related to Cabinet meetings and correspondence with the Prime Minister, with sections blacked out.
Other pages include a handwritten note from the Prime Minister on August 16, in which he described the September session at Westminster as a rigmarole.
Meanwhile, it was also heard the courts were being misled, as a submission had been made that there was no intention to prorogue (suspend) Parliament on August 27, the day before the public announcement and the same day a phone call was organised with the Queen to discuss the suspension.
Aidan ONeill QC, representing the parliamentarians who brought the action, was emailed the documents at 10.55pm the day before proceedings were to start.
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He described the move as an ambush and called for the redacted parts to be revealed as they may show different reasons for the planned prorogation.
It was argued the documents should be made available in an unredacted form to allow for further scrutiny.
The court had heard there was no national interest in the sections being redacted.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson maintains the decision to prorogue Parliament is to set a new agenda for the Government.
Mr ONeill said: Lets look at these documents carefully, clinically, forensically and see what it does not say.
