Politics
Woman interrupts Sky News to make impassioned Brexit plea
The clip has gone viral after the Portuguese woman pleaded to be made part of the process.
‘You don’t deliver on democracy by trashing democracy. We are not selecting a dictator’ – what Tory ministers said about prorogation
“Goes against everything that those men who waded on to those beaches fought and died for” - Matt Hancock insisted just weeks ago.
‘Absolutely not normal & pretending it is is frankly nonsense’ after Parliament to be prorogued for 32 days
The Queen has approved the Prime Minister’s request for Parliament to be prorogued for 32 days, the longest suspension in modern memory.
Politicians react as the government prorogues parliament
The move has sparked fierce criticism from across the political divide.
The Queen approves Boris Johnson’s plans to suspend Parliament
The Prime Minister will temporarily close down the Commons from the second week of September until October 14.
DUP welcomes decision to suspend Parliament
Party leader Arlene Foster said the prorogation would also provide an opportunity to review the confidence and supply agreement with the Tories.
Labour leader Corbyn requests meeting with Queen to halt Boris Johnson’s plan to suspend Parliament
The PM has said he will suspend Parliament from around September 12 until the Queen's Speech
What is Privy Council’s role amid plan to suspend Parliament?
Boris Johnson has said the Queen’s Speech will be held on October 14.
Court motion filed in bid to prevent suspension of Parliament
A motion has been submitted to the Court of Session in Edinburgh in a case taken by a cross-party group of more than 70 MPs and peers.