nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20190829-201022-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 190829s2019||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20190829-201022-0 doi eng 342 23 Theil, Stefan Author aut Prorogued until October? How the Prorogation Act 1867 could be used to sideline Parliament for good Theil, Stefan Verfassungsblog 2019-08-29 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier The British government yesterday secured a prorogation of Parliament from the Queen. Parliament will stand prorogued no earlier than Monday 9th September and no later than Thursday 12th September 2019 to Monday 14th October 2019. For many commentators the weeks from now until 12 September and from 14 October to 31 October (the day the United Kingdom exits the European Union) were crucial. It tipped the balance of the prorogation from blindingly unconstitutional to constitutionally dubious, but permissible. Regardless of whether one finds this line of reasoning convincing, there is a threat that this prorogation can be extended indefinitely that has been largely overlooked: the Prorogation Act 1867. funded by the government CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Boris Johnson brexit prorogation UK House of Commons Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/prorogued-until-october/ raw object