Boris Johnson asks Queen to suspend parliament
by Jessica Elgot and Heather Stewart from on (#4P3P4)
Decision will cut dramatically the time MPs will have to take action to prevent no-deal Brexit
Boris Johnson hasconfirmed he has asked the Queen for permission suspend parliament for five weeks from early September.
The prime minister claimed MPs would have "ample time" to debate Brexit, as he wrote to MPs on Wednesday, saying he had spoken to the Queen and asked her to suspend parliament from "the second sitting week in September".
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