prorogation
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Joanna Cherry QC, the SNP MP who brought the prorogation case against Boris Johnson's government last year, said Lord Reed was "very polite, very courteous but very exacting".
From BBC • Jan. 12, 2020
Lord Pannick QC, who led the successful challenge to the legality of the prorogation of parliament, has been speaking to the BBC’s Today programme.
From The Guardian • Oct. 21, 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
The House of Commons brought fresh charges against Buckingham, whose murder soon after the prorogation removed one subject of dispute.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History by Various
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
