prorogation

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During prorogation, MPs cannot debate government policy or ask written or oral questions of ministers.

From BBC • May 20, 2021

When the judge wore this arachnid accessory to announce that Boris Johnson’s prorogation of parliament was unlawful, people were quick to try to decode what message she might have been hoping to send.

From The Guardian • Dec. 31, 2019

As a remedy, the Supreme Court declared the whole prorogation null and void.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 26, 2019

Internet users zeroed in on the spider attached to her chest on Tuesday as she read the decision tearing down Mr. Johnson’s prorogation decision.

From New York Times • Sep. 24, 2019

Soon after the prorogation, July the 9th, steps preparatory to a removal to York began to be taken.

From Toronto of Old by Scadding, Henry