prorogation
Example Sentences
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On Tuesday, the government passed a carry-over motion allowing the bill to continue its passage through Parliament after prorogation, but it is not clear when exactly it will be debated by MPs.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
They include Jolyon Maugham QC, a leading lawyer in the fight against Boris Johnson’s prorogation of parliament and Mark Elliot, professor of public law at Cambridge University.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 27, 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 Henry Scadding
