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UK Parliament''s suspension to begin late Monday: Official

LONDON: The month-long suspension of the British Parliament ordered by Prime Minister Boris Johnson in an apparent bid to stop MPs blocking his Brexit strategy will begin late Monday, his spokesman said.

Anti-Brexit protesters demonstrate outside the Houses of Parliament in Westminster in London on September 9, 2019. Reuters

London, September 9

The month-long suspension of the British Parliament ordered by Prime Minister Boris Johnson in an apparent bid to stop MPs blocking his Brexit strategy will begin late Monday, his spokesman said.

"Parliament will be prorogued at close of business today," the spokesman said, using the parliamentary term for the suspension.

He added it would take place regardless of the outcome of a government-led vote on holding a snap election next month. — AFP

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