prorogation

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No date has been given for the prorogation of Parliament, which will mark the end of the current parliamentary session.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

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

From The New Yorker • Sep. 26, 2019

The domestic abuse bill was dropped as a result of prorogation, along with several others.

From The Guardian • Sep. 25, 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

As there can hardly be an autumn session after prorogation in September, I must wait for the end of January.

From Letters of Lord Acton To Mary, Daughter of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone by Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron