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Sajid Javid says prorogation of parliament would be "trashing democracy"

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In June 2019 Amber Rudd said Boris Johnson proroguing parliament would be outrageous and ridiculous

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And here's secretary of state for health and Johnson lickspittle, Matt Hancock, saying prorogation would go against "everything that those men who waded onto those beaches fought and died for"

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@LBC And last, but not least, here's what Boris Johnson himself had to say about proroguing parliament just two long months ago.

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@LBC I spoke too soon, here's Andrea Leadsom, Boris Johnson's Secretary of State for Business & Innovation on 6 June 2019 saying prorogation of parliament is a "bad idea" & not something she would seek to do

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In June, @Jeremy_Hunt told the Economist why proroguing parliament is a bad idea

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@Jeremy_Hunt @LBC Here's Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Nicky Morgan, telling @ITVnews she'd support legal action against the prorogation of Parliament, if it was a way to avoid crashing out the EU

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@Jeremy_Hunt @LBC @itvnews Michael Gove at the Tory Leadership debate calls proroguing parliament "a terrible thing"

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@Jeremy_Hunt @LBC @itvnews And finally, Boris Johnson says he's "not attracted to archaic devices" like proroguing parliament.

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