Was Boris Johnson’s prorogation of Parliament unlawful or was he right to prorogue Parliament for five weeks?

Fieldwork dates: 25 September 2019 - 27 September 2019
Data from: United Kingdom
Results from: 1 poll

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Results for: Was Boris Johnson’s prorogation of Parliament unlawful or was he right to prorogue Parliament for five weeks?
Fieldwork end date Pollster	27 September 2019 Poll by Opinium
Boris Johnson’s prorogation of parliament was unlawful and he should not have advised the Queen to prorogue Parliament	49%
Boris Johnson was right to prorogue Parliament, even for five weeks, so that the government could plan a new way forward without the House of Commons sitting	35%
Don’t know / not sure	16%

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Boris Johnson’s prorogation of parliament was unlawful and he should not have advised the Queen to prorogue Parliament
Boris Johnson was right to prorogue Parliament, even for five weeks, so that the government could plan a new way forward without the House of Commons sitting
Don’t know / not sure

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Boris Johnson’s prorogation of parliament was unlawful and he should not have advised the Queen to prorogue Parliament
Boris Johnson was right to prorogue Parliament, even for five weeks, so that the government could plan a new way forward without the House of Commons sitting
Don’t know / not sure

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Boris Johnson’s prorogation of parliament was unlawful and he should not have advised the Queen to prorogue Parliament
Boris Johnson was right to prorogue Parliament, even for five weeks, so that the government could plan a new way forward without the House of Commons sitting
Don’t know / not sure

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The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the Prime Minister Boris Johnson acted unlawfully in advising the Queen to ‘prorogue’ or suspend Parliament. Which of the following best describes your view? Boris Johnson’s prorogation of parliament was unlawful and he should not have advised the Queen to prorogue Parliament/ Boris Johnson was right to prorogue Parliament, even for five weeks, so that the government could plan a new way forward without the House of Commons sitting

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