Parliament is the master of its own fate and as the leader of the majority party in parliament, Boris Johnson was well within his rights to bring the longest parliamentary session in history to a close.
Supporting arguments · 2
- The UK has no codified constitutionThe UK does not have a codified constitution, leaving very few formal restrictions on executive power.
- Parliament is the master of its own proceedingsParliament alone decides when it will sit and when it should be prorogued. As leader of the majority party, Boris Johnson is allowed to prorogue parliament whenever he chooses.