Brother and sister Liz and John Spencer, fromBillingham, arrived at the midday event clutching a specially-designed poster portraying Boris Johnson and cabinet colleagues as the "
ProRogues" of Parliament.
Prof Gordon said about the decision to
prorogue Parliament: "I think this definitely puts the Queen in a potentially tricky position because it's drawing her into the most contentious and divisive political debate in the UK over the last few years.
The petition was launched on August 15, but has seen a boost of popularity after Queen Elizabeth II granted Johnson's request to
prorogue the parliament until October 14, a mere two weeks until the Brexit deadline set for Halloween, RT reported.
The move to
prorogue Parliament at this crucial time in the Brexit process angered even some lawmakers in the governing Conservative Party.
"It would seriously undermine parliamentary sovereignty for you, as prime minister, to
prorogue parliament to prevent it from considering whether to legislate to prevent a no-deal Brexit," the letter said.
Keeping the political reality in mind, it was decided that we will recommend to the President to
prorogue the Monsoon Session," he told reporters.
In order to avoid defeat, and the possible loss of power, Harper resorted to a somewhat novel instrument: he asked the Governor General to
prorogue Parliament.
His request to
prorogue Parliament set a dangerous precedent.
If the election was held on May 5, parliament would be expected to
prorogue - close down - on April 6 .
Political analysts speculated that Kumaratunga will not face a vote unless certain of victory, predicting that she may either
prorogue Parliament for another two months or dissolve it in favor of general elections.
Boris Johnson was accused by the SNP of "downright deception and a litany of lies" after the Court of Session heard on Tuesday the Prime Minister had agreed as early as mid-August to
prorogue the UK Parliament.
The petition, titled "Do not
prorogue Parliament", was created on August 6, but the number of people signing up took off after the Prime Minister announced Parliament will be "prorogued" or suspended from mid-September.