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Parliament is being prorogued. Is this normal?

Parliament has the power to reject an extension date suggested by the EU.

A higher percentage of postal votes were counted in the EU referendum than in the last two general elections.

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A Facebook post falsely claims that the capital ‘P’ which appears on passports under “type” stands for “peasants”.

While Australian politician Gladys Berejiklian has resigned recently it has nothing to do with vaccinations.

The Welsh government is planning to give councils more power to fine problem parkers from July next year, but doesn’t plan to pursue an outright ban.

Fact checks about diversity within the UK judicial systems