Kevin Schofield is Politics Editor of HuffPost UK.
Believe it or not, parliament is shutting up shop again today - barely a week after MPs returned from the party conference recess.Before that can happen, parliament must “prorogue” - or close down - for several days in preparation.
It means hundreds of MPs will once again return to their constituencies next week before going back to Westminster in time for the King’s Speech.has said parliament should be recalled if Israel invades Gaza, a request which Speaker Lindsay Hoyle appeared to look favourably upon in the Commons yesterday.The state opening of parliament marks the formal start of the parliamentary year and the King’s Speech sets out the government’s agenda for the coming session.
At the last state opening of parliament, in May last year, the then Prince Charles read out the Queen’s Speech on his mother’s behalf. This year’s event will therefore be the first time he has delivered the speech as the monarch.A separate coach carrying the royal regalia - the Imperial State Crown, the Cap of Maintenance and Sword of State – precedes the monarch.
When inside, the sovereign dons the Imperial State Crown and ceremonial robes before making their way to the House of Lords.Before the King delivers the speech, the parliamentary official known as Black Rod summons MPs from the House of Commons to the Lords to listen to it.
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