The Queen may have to cut short her holiday if she is needed to carry out any of her constitutional duties, if Brexit causes crisis
The Tory grandee urged the new prime minister to reject the advice of his advisers and not follow the lead of King Charles I, who suspended parliament in 1628.
Labour's shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, has threatened to send the Labour leader to the palace in a taxi if Mr Johnson refuses to step down in the event of a no confidence vote. Speaking at the Edinburgh Fringe, he said he did not want to"drag the Queen into this" but would"send Jeremy Corbyn in a cab to Buckingham Palace to say we're taking over".Robert Hazell, professor of government and the constitution at University College London, told Sky News the Queen has over 60 years of experience and is used to dealing with a crisis.
During her summer break, the Queen will be kept up to date with all the latest political business via her private secretaries, one of whom is always with her in Scotland. She receives red boxes full of political papers and briefings every day of the year, except on Christmas Day and her birthday.
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