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Today's turning out to be an interesting day in British politics. What is #Prorogation and what does it mean for the weeks ahead? A thread of some info from around the web:
This morning, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a Queen's speech on 14 October in a letter to MPs, which you can read here:
scribd.com/document/42350…
Confused about all this talk of #Proroguing? @commonslibrary has you covered: researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefi…
What does today's news mean for the countdown to #Brexit? @BBCNews has a handy infographic:

bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-p…
In a rare statement, @HouseofCommons Speaker Rt Hon John Bercow MP has also spoken about the news:
It'll be a busy two months for MPs, given this rough timeline by @BBCNews :

bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-p…
@BBCNews For a comprehensive breakdown of yesterday's events, including why many MPs are concerned about #prorogation, check out this piece by @ameliahadfield1 in @ConversationUK: theconversation.com/boris-johnson-…
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