Brexit: Government tries to suspend Parliament

Prime minister Boris Johnson is expected to ask Queen Elizabeth II to suspend Parliament days after MPs return to work -and a matter of weeks before the Brexit deadline.

Boris Johnson said a Queen's Speech would take place after the suspension, on 14 October, to outline his "very exciting agenda". But it means MPs are unlikely to have time to pass laws to stop a no-deal Brexit on 31 October.

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Picture: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Credit: REUTERS/Dylan Martinez