Prorogation of Parliament (September 2019)
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Prorogation of Parliament (September 2019) was the controversial five-week suspension of the UK Parliament by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, later ruled unlawful by the Supreme Court, during a critical phase of the Brexit process.
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| 2019 prorogation of Parliament controversy | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
constitutional crisis
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political event ⓘ prorogation of Parliament ⓘ |
| advisedBy | Boris Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affectedBody | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affectedHouse |
House of Commons
NERFINISHED
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House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allegedPurposeByOpponents |
to limit parliamentary scrutiny of Brexit
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to reduce time to debate a no-deal Brexit ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
2019 prorogation controversy
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Boris Johnson prorogation of Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approvedAt | Balmoral Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approvedBy | Privy Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consolidatedCaseName | R (Miller) v The Prime Minister and Cherry v Advocate General for Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalIssue |
justiciability of prorogation
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limits of the royal prerogative to prorogue Parliament ⓘ |
| context |
Brexit
NERFINISHED
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United Kingdom withdrawal from the European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticisedBy |
Scottish Government ministers
NERFINISHED
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Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow NERFINISHED ⓘ legal and constitutional experts ⓘ opposition parties in the UK Parliament ⓘ |
| duration | 5 weeks ⓘ |
| endDate | 2019-09-24 ⓘ |
| legalChallenge |
Cherry v Advocate General for Scotland
NERFINISHED
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Miller (No 2) v The Prime Minister NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalEffectOfJudgment | Parliament was deemed never to have been prorogued ⓘ |
| legislature | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Westminster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarch | Elizabeth II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | one of the longest prorogations in modern UK history not associated with a general election ⓘ |
| parliamentarySession | 2017–2019 Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinister | Boris Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purposeAsStatedByGovernment |
to introduce a new legislative programme
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to prepare for a Queen's Speech ⓘ |
| reasoningKeyPoint | prorogation frustrated or prevented the ability of Parliament to carry out its constitutional functions without reasonable justification ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
2019 Queen's Speech
NERFINISHED
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Benn Act NERFINISHED ⓘ Brexit deadline of 31 October 2019 ⓘ |
| result |
recall of Parliament
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resumption of sittings in the House of Commons ⓘ resumption of sittings in the House of Lords ⓘ |
| ruledOnBy | Supreme Court of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 2019-09-10 ⓘ |
| supportedBy | UK Government led by Boris Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supremeCourtDecision |
null and of no effect
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unlawful ⓘ |
| supremeCourtJudgmentDate | 2019-09-24 ⓘ |
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