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Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his intention to prorogue Parliament at the end of August, meaning Parliament won't reopen until October 14.
The PM said the suspension was needed to make way for a new Queen's Speech -- the way in which a new session of Parliament begins. Normally, a Queen's Speech takes place every year, and Parliament is always prorogued before it is reopened by the monarch. The Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow -- whose role is traditionally impartial -- said it was"blindly obvious" Johnson was attempting to limit debate over Brexit with the move.
"Shutting down Parliament would be an offense against the democratic process and the rights of Parliamentarians as the people's elected representatives," Bercow said in a statement.
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