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
Bercow emphasised with evident glee that the item in the official journal of parliament relating to the prorogation had been “exxxxpunged”.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 28, 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
Mr. Gladstone also recently explained to Parliament, that there would be no delay in the prorogation of Parliament in consequence of her gracious Majesty's indisposition and absence.
From The Impeachment of The House of Brunswick by Charles Bradlaugh
