Suspension of parliament: MPs react with fury and Davidson set to quit after Johnson move – live news
by Jedidajah Otte (now); Frances Perraudin and Ben Qu from on (#4P3RE)
Government will prorogue parliament in September, with Queen's speech on 14 October
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People across the UK took to the streets tonight to demonstrate against the Queen's approval of the prime minister's plans to prorogue
parliament.
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Lawyers for campaigner Gina Miller have made an urgent application to the high court for a judicial review of Boris Johnson's plan to prorogue parliament. It is the first shot in what will be an intense battle in the coming days to torpedo his plan.
"This is a brazen attempt, of truly historical magnitude, to prevent the executive being held accountable for its conduct before Parliament," said Miller.
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