prorogation

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As the man who had overseen the government's counsel during the court case, parliamentarians wanted to know what advice he'd given to the PM about prorogation.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2020

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

From The New Yorker • Sep. 26, 2019

Amid the confusion, Downing Street moved to try and shore up the position of Cox, whose legal advice saying prorogation was lawful was leaked.

From The Guardian • Sep. 24, 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

Such were the circumstances under which the prorogation of the 13th of August, 1873, took place.

From The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 by Dent, John Charles