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Why the queen said yes to Boris Johnson's request to suspend Parliament

  • Written by Laura Beers, Associate Professor of History, American University
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson shakes hands with Queen Elizabeth II.Victoria Jones/Pool via AP

When Queen Elizabeth II agreed to suspend Parliament, she gave British Prime Minister Boris Johnson what he wanted.

Opponents of Johnson’s move view it as a cynical and perhaps unconstitutional maneuver. Johnson, they say, is trying to quash...

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