Jacob Rees-Mogg is set to ask the Queen to prorogue parliament in the coming days, only a week after the Supreme Court suspended a previous attempt at prorogation. P SCAASI/MI NEWS & SPORT/ALAMYJacob Rees-Mogg is set to ask the Queen to prorogue parliament as soon as this weekend under plans to help the prime minister deliver a Queen’s Speech on October 14. Ministers are informally sounding out the Supreme Court before making another attempt to suspend parliament. Last week the court upended an earlier attempt to prorogue parliament, ruling that it was unlawful. Boris Johnson wants the Commons to wind up on Tuesday so that he can press ahead with the planned Queen’s Speech.

Source: The Times October 01, 2019 23:04 UTC