Policy paper

Draft Fixed-term Parliaments Act (Repeal) Bill

This draft Bill shall revive the dissolution prerogative meaning Parliament will once more be dissolved by the Sovereign, on the advice of the Prime Minister.

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

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Draft Fixed-term Parliaments Act (Repeal) Bill

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Dissolution Principles

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Details

This draft Bill shall revive the dissolution prerogative meaning Parliament will once more be dissolved by the Sovereign, on the advice of the Prime Minister.

Press release about the Bill

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Published 1 December 2020

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