Boris Johnson asks Queen to suspend Parliament

Professor Meg Russell, Dr Alan Renwick and Dr Bob Morris (UCL Constitution Unit) and Professor Ronan McCrea (UCL Laws) comment on the government’s "extraordinary" decision to ask the Queen to suspend Parliament.

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