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(CNN) - Queen Elizabeth II approved the order to suspend the British Parliament, a formal but necessary step of Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson's plan for compliance with Brexit.
The Private Council, a body of high-ranking politicians acting as official advisors to the Queen, requested Wednesday that the queen "extend" or suspend Parliament. The queen is currently on vacation in Scotland.
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According to a statement from the Private Council, the Queen approved the suspension of Parliament "not before Monday, September 9 and no later than Thursday, September 12" until October 14.
Earlier this Wednesday, Johnson asked the queen to suspend parliament since mid-September, a measure that would shorten the time available for lawmakers to block a brexit without agreement and that has been criticized by opponents as a "constitutional outrage." .
Parliament would be "extended" (suspended) until October 14, Johnson said in a statement. October 31 is the date of brexit, and Johnson has promised that the United Kingdom will leave the European Union (EU) on that date with or without an agreement.
Members of Parliament will return from a summer break on September 3, and the Government's measure means that they will effectively have about a week to pass any legislation to avoid a brexit without agreement.
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