Could parliamentary limbo push through no-deal Brexit?

Politics Explained: ‘Proroguing’, which would suspend parliament, has been suggested by Tory leadership contenders as a way to stop MPs blocking an exit from the EU on 31 October

The idea that parliament might be shut down, so that Britain leaves the EU without an agreement when the Article 50 notice period expires, has been discussed by some Leavers since January.

It ceased to be an option in February, when Theresa May ruled out trying to take the UK out without a deal unless parliament agreed to it. There is a clear majority in the House of Commons against a no-deal exit.

As the prime minister was forced towards resignation after her failure to deliver Brexit, the word “prorogation” came back to life as an option for her successor.