| Starmer to prorogue parliament?? 13:00 - Apr 23 with 943 views | Keno |
Is that to stop questions over Ipswich being gifted promotion?
rumours he wants to prorogue parliament next week 'because of the council elections'. I cant recall that being done before and surely that cant be right?
I wonder what Onceablue thinks about it?? |  |
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| Starmer to prorogue parliament?? on 13:10 - Apr 23 with 878 views | giant_stow |
Where did you hear that Keno?
Not to be too trigger-happy on the outrage, but that was one of the shittiest things Johnson did... |  |
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| Starmer to prorogue parliament?? on 13:27 - Apr 23 with 813 views | Keno |
| Starmer to prorogue parliament?? on 13:10 - Apr 23 by giant_stow |
Where did you hear that Keno?
Not to be too trigger-happy on the outrage, but that was one of the shittiest things Johnson did... |
It’s been widely rumoured such as
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news
Other sources are available including a good friend with connections to the Labour Party who confirms “it is being considered” | |
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| Starmer to prorogue parliament?? on 13:34 - Apr 23 with 790 views | DJR |
There isn't anything sinister here.
https://researchbriefings.file
"Although “a Parliament” sits for up to five years, it typically does not do
so continuously. Instead each Parliament is subdivided into “sessions”.
Length of a session
The length of a session is determined by the point at which Parliament is
either dissolved or prorogued. Although Governments may indicate in
advance how long they intend a session to last, this is not a
constitutionally binding commitment. A session may be ended early or
last for longer than was initially intended.
In modern times, sessions typically operate on an annual basis. There are
notable exceptions.
• Shortly after the 2010 General Election, the Coalition Government
announced the first session would last longer than usual: for two
calendar years. Previously sessions would typically begin in
November. It was thought desirable for sessions to begin in May
in light of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act and elections happening
(by default) in early May.
• At the beginning of the 2017 Parliament, the Government
indicated that it intended the first session to last for two years.
The justification given was the additional legislative pressure
brought about by Brexit."
In the current case, the first session will have lasted from the general election to the prorogation, a period of nearly 2 years, presumably because there was a lot of legislation to get through. And the proposed prorogation presumably fits better with the May date mentioned above in connection with the Fixed-term Parliaments Act.
The case of Johnson is different because from recollection he prorogued Parliament for dubious and illegal reasons which I think were intended to facilitate Brexit. [Post edited 23 Apr 15:18]
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| Starmer to prorogue parliament?? on 13:41 - Apr 23 with 738 views | giant_stow |
| Starmer to prorogue parliament?? on 13:27 - Apr 23 by Keno |
It’s been widely rumoured such as
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news
Other sources are available including a good friend with connections to the Labour Party who confirms “it is being considered” |
Thanks - I've just sent my MP the link asking if there's any truth in it and to stand against it.
Small things, i spose. | |
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| Starmer to prorogue parliament?? on 13:56 - Apr 23 with 686 views | urbanpenguin |
| Starmer to prorogue parliament?? on 13:10 - Apr 23 by giant_stow |
Where did you hear that Keno?
Not to be too trigger-happy on the outrage, but that was one of the shittiest things Johnson did... |
It's been expected for a while, mainly to relieve pressure around local elections and give him time to again reshuffle. Kind of like reshuffling deckchairs on the Titanic though tbh. |  | | |
| Starmer to prorogue parliament?? on 14:51 - Apr 23 with 572 views | ArnoldMoorhen |
| Starmer to prorogue parliament?? on 13:34 - Apr 23 by DJR |
There isn't anything sinister here.
https://researchbriefings.file
"Although “a Parliament” sits for up to five years, it typically does not do
so continuously. Instead each Parliament is subdivided into “sessions”.
Length of a session
The length of a session is determined by the point at which Parliament is
either dissolved or prorogued. Although Governments may indicate in
advance how long they intend a session to last, this is not a
constitutionally binding commitment. A session may be ended early or
last for longer than was initially intended.
In modern times, sessions typically operate on an annual basis. There are
notable exceptions.
• Shortly after the 2010 General Election, the Coalition Government
announced the first session would last longer than usual: for two
calendar years. Previously sessions would typically begin in
November. It was thought desirable for sessions to begin in May
in light of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act and elections happening
(by default) in early May.
• At the beginning of the 2017 Parliament, the Government
indicated that it intended the first session to last for two years.
The justification given was the additional legislative pressure
brought about by Brexit."
In the current case, the first session will have lasted from the general election to the prorogation, a period of nearly 2 years, presumably because there was a lot of legislation to get through. And the proposed prorogation presumably fits better with the May date mentioned above in connection with the Fixed-term Parliaments Act.
The case of Johnson is different because from recollection he prorogued Parliament for dubious and illegal reasons which I think were intended to facilitate Brexit. [Post edited 23 Apr 15:18]
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Johnson's prorogation (actually Rees-Mogg's as it was his idea and he proposed it) was to shut Parliament in order to allow a critical No Deal Brexit trigger date to pass without MPs being able to take the necessary action to prevent it. [Post edited 23 Apr 14:52]
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| Starmer to prorogue parliament?? on 15:18 - Apr 23 with 508 views | DJR |
| Starmer to prorogue parliament?? on 14:51 - Apr 23 by ArnoldMoorhen |
Johnson's prorogation (actually Rees-Mogg's as it was his idea and he proposed it) was to shut Parliament in order to allow a critical No Deal Brexit trigger date to pass without MPs being able to take the necessary action to prevent it. [Post edited 23 Apr 14:52]
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Thanks for clarifying. | | | |
| Starmer to prorogue parliament?? on 16:51 - Apr 23 with 385 views | DJR |
| Starmer to prorogue parliament?? on 13:27 - Apr 23 by Keno |
It’s been widely rumoured such as
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news
Other sources are available including a good friend with connections to the Labour Party who confirms “it is being considered” |
With an open goal yesterday, Badenoch was hopeless at PMQs and Starmer easily batted her away, so I am not convinced that PMQs is the reason. But obviously the media and opposition parties will try to spin it that way. [Post edited 23 Apr 16:51]
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| Starmer to prorogue parliament?? on 16:57 - Apr 23 with 356 views | BlueSmoke |
Isn't it the start of the trial of those Ukrainian lads next week? |  | | |
| Starmer to prorogue parliament?? on 18:03 - Apr 23 with 281 views | Pinewoodblue |
Would have thought that Sir Philip Barton & Morgan McSweeney, amongst others, giving evidence to Foreign Affairs committee next week was good enough reason for Starmer to keep his head down. |  |
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