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Britain's Queen could be asked to suspend parliament on Wednesday: BBC journalist

 

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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Queen Elizabeth could be asked as early as Wednesday to agree to suspend parliament, senior BBC journalist Nick Robinson said on Twitter.

 

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has refused to rule out suspending, or proroguing parliament, to prevent it from blocking his plans to take Britain out of the European Union by October 31.

 

"Hearing that the Queen could be asked to agree to prorogue parliament as early as today," Robinson, the former BBC political editor, said. "She's in Balmoral. Would be done by Order in Council. Only one source. Not confirmed. Watch this space."

 

(Reporting by Kate Holton; Editing by William Schomberg)

 

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UK's Johnson plans to restrict parliament time before Brexit: BBC

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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's government will seek to extend the period during which parliament does not normally sit, shutting it for around a month until Oct. 14, as part of a drive to prevent politicians from derailing its Brexit plan, the BBC reported.

 

The move, also reported by the Guardian, limits the amount of parliamentary time available to lawmakers who want to prevent Prime Minister Boris Johnson from leaving the EU without an exit deal.

 

Johnson's office did not immediately comment on the reports, which caused the pound to fall.

 

It comes a day after lawmakers who are opposed to a so called no-deal Brexit met to discuss ways they could use parliamentary procedure to force Johnson to seek a delay to Brexit.

 

A meeting about the government's move to limit parliamentary time was due to take place at Queen Elizabeth's Scottish summer residence in Balmoral on Wednesday, the Guardian's political editor, Heather Stewart, said on Twitter.

 

"Suggestion from more than one source of a Privy Council meeting at Balmoral today, to discuss/agree extending the conference recess until 14 October," Stewart said.

 

Buckingham Palace declined to comment.

 

The BBC's political editor Laura Kuenssberg said senior ministers would hold a conference call on Wednesday morning.

 

Parliament returns on Sept. 3 and had been expected to sit for two weeks before breaking up again to allow each national political party to hold their annual conference. Typically it begins sitting again in early October.

 

The BBC said Johnson would set an Oct. 14 date for the Queen's Speech - the formal state opening of a new session of parliament at which Queen Elizabeth reads a speech prepared by the government, setting out a legislative agenda for the coming year.

 

A Queen's Speech on Oct. 14 would delay parliament's return, and leave lawmakers with just over two weeks until Britain is due to leave the EU on Oct. 31.

 

(Reporting by William James and David Milliken; Editing by William Schomberg and Kate Holton)

 

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14 minutes ago, Basil B said:

Morally bankrupt act of desperation...

 

 

Now this is corn on Jeremy Corbyn 's mill  for a vote of no confidence …..change of plans J.C....

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Just now, Rookiescot said:

Wonder what would happen if she just said "No".

Not enough ….. she just should sack him ,  she  has the power to that …..but ……. 

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3 minutes ago, Rookiescot said:

Wonder what would happen if she just said "No".

The government would be forced to call an immediate election.  Fortunately, she is not in a constitutional position to say no.  

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