Rejected petition Keep Parliament open, and not suspend proceedings to properly debate Article 50

The government has the idea of shutting down Parliament - known as prorogation at the most important time since the Second World War. This is fundamentally undemocratic and unconstitutional. Parliament must be able to sit and consider the consequences of Brexit.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/269157

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Date submitted 28 August 2019
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