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Britain’s parliamentary term ends in acrimony and scandal

In this photo provided by UK Parliament, Speaker Lindsey Hoyle, left, and Lady usher of the Black Rod Sarah Clarke attend the prorogation ceremony, which brought the parliamentary session to a close, at the House of Commons, London, Thursday April 28, 2022. A fractious and scandal-filled parliamentary year in Britain has ended with the formal suspension of Parliament on Thursday. A new session will begin May 10 with a pomp-filled State Opening of Parliament and a new slate of planned legislation from the Conservative government. (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via AP) In this photo provided by UK Parliament, Speaker Lindsey Hoyle, sitting center, and Lady usher of the Black Rod Sarah Clarke, standing left, attend the prorogation ceremony, which brought the parliamentary session to a close, at the House of Commons, London, Thursday April 28, 2022. A fractious and scandal-filled parliamentary year in Britain has ended with the formal suspension of Parliament on Thursday. A new session will begin May 10 with a pomp-filled State Opening of Parliament and a new slate of planned legislation from the Conservative government. (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via AP) In this photo provided by UK Parliament, Lady usher of the Black Rod Sarah Clarke, center, attends the prorogation ceremony, which brought the parliamentary session to a close, at the House of Commons, London, Thursday April 28, 2022. A fractious and scandal-filled parliamentary year in Britain has ended with the formal suspension of Parliament on Thursday. A new session will begin May 10 with a pomp-filled State Opening of Parliament and a new slate of planned legislation from the Conservative government. (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via AP) Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets students during a visit to Burnley College Sixth Form Centre in Burnley, England, Thursday April 28, 2022. (Peter Byrne/Pool via AP) Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson is shown a pressurised cooker during a visit to Burnley College Sixth Form Centre in Burnley, England, Thursday April 28, 2022. (Peter Byrne/Pool via AP) Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Burnley College Sixth Form Centre in Burnley, England, Thursday April 28, 2022. (Peter Byrne/Pool via AP) In this photo provided by UK Parliament, Speaker Lindsey Hoyle, center right, and Lady usher of the Black Rod Sarah Clarke, center left, attend the prorogation ceremony, which brought the parliamentary session to a close, at the House of Commons, London, Thursday April 28, 2022. A fractious and scandal-filled parliamentary year in Britain has ended with the formal suspension of Parliament on Thursday. A new session will begin May 10 with a pomp-filled State Opening of Parliament and a new slate of planned legislation from the Conservative government. (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via AP) In this photo provided by UK Parliament, Speaker Lindsey Hoyle, left, and Lady usher of the Black Rod Sarah Clarke attend the prorogation ceremony, which brought the parliamentary session to a close, at the House of Commons, London, Thursday April 28, 2022. A fractious and scandal-filled parliamentary year in Britain has ended with the formal suspension of Parliament on Thursday. A new session will begin May 10 with a pomp-filled State Opening of Parliament and a new slate of planned legislation from the Conservative government. (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via AP) In this photo provided by UK Parliament, Speaker Lindsey Hoyle, sitting center, and Lady usher of the Black Rod Sarah Clarke, standing left, attend the prorogation ceremony, which brought the parliamentary session to a close, at the House of Commons, London, Thursday April 28, 2022. A fractious and scandal-filled parliamentary year in Britain has ended with the formal suspension of Parliament on Thursday. A new session will begin May 10 with a pomp-filled State Opening of Parliament and a new slate of planned legislation from the Conservative government. (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via AP) In this photo provided by UK Parliament, Lady usher of the Black Rod Sarah Clarke, center, attends the prorogation ceremony, which brought the parliamentary session to a close, at the House of Commons, London, Thursday April 28, 2022. A fractious and scandal-filled parliamentary year in Britain has ended with the formal suspension of Parliament on Thursday. A new session will begin May 10 with a pomp-filled State Opening of Parliament and a new slate of planned legislation from the Conservative government. (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via AP) Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets students during a visit to Burnley College Sixth Form Centre in Burnley, England, Thursday April 28, 2022. (Peter Byrne/Pool via AP) Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson is shown a pressurised cooker during a visit to Burnley College Sixth Form Centre in Burnley, England, Thursday April 28, 2022. (Peter Byrne/Pool via AP) Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Burnley College Sixth Form Centre in Burnley, England, Thursday April 28, 2022. (Peter Byrne/Pool via AP) In this photo provided by UK Parliament, Speaker Lindsey Hoyle, center right, and Lady usher of the Black Rod Sarah Clarke, center left, attend the prorogation ceremony, which brought the parliamentary session to a close, at the House of Commons, London, Thursday April 28, 2022. A fractious and scandal-filled parliamentary year in Britain has ended with the formal suspension of Parliament on Thursday. A new session will begin May 10 with a pomp-filled State Opening of Parliament and a new slate of planned legislation from the Conservative government. (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via AP) In this photo provided by UK Parliament, Speaker Lindsey Hoyle, left, and Lady usher of the Black Rod Sarah Clarke attend the prorogation ceremony, which brought the parliamentary session to a close, at the House of Commons, London, Thursday April 28, 2022. A fractious and scandal-filled parliamentary year in Britain has ended with the formal suspension of Parliament on Thursday. A new session will begin May 10 with a pomp-filled State Opening of Parliament and a new slate of planned legislation from the Conservative government. (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via AP) In this photo provided by UK Parliament, Speaker Lindsey Hoyle, sitting center, and Lady usher of the Black Rod Sarah Clarke, standing left, attend the prorogation ceremony, which brought the parliamentary session to a close, at the House of Commons, London, Thursday April 28, 2022. A fractious and scandal-filled parliamentary year in Britain has ended with the formal suspension of Parliament on Thursday. A new session will begin May 10 with a pomp-filled State Opening of Parliament and a new slate of planned legislation from the Conservative government. (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via AP) In this photo provided by UK Parliament, Lady usher of the Black Rod Sarah Clarke, center, attends the prorogation ceremony, which brought the parliamentary session to a close, at the House of Commons, London, Thursday April 28, 2022. A fractious and scandal-filled parliamentary year in Britain has ended with the formal suspension of Parliament on Thursday. A new session will begin May 10 with a pomp-filled State Opening of Parliament and a new slate of planned legislation from the Conservative government. (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via AP) Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets students during a visit to Burnley College Sixth Form Centre in Burnley, England, Thursday April 28, 2022. (Peter Byrne/Pool via AP) Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson is shown a pressurised cooker during a visit to Burnley College Sixth Form Centre in Burnley, England, Thursday April 28, 2022. (Peter Byrne/Pool via AP) Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Burnley College Sixth Form Centre in Burnley, England, Thursday April 28, 2022. (Peter Byrne/Pool via AP) In this photo provided by UK Parliament, Speaker Lindsey Hoyle, center right, and Lady usher of the Black Rod Sarah Clarke, center left, attend the prorogation ceremony, which brought the parliamentary session to a close, at the House of Commons, London, Thursday April 28, 2022. A fractious and scandal-filled parliamentary year in Britain has ended with the formal suspension of Parliament on Thursday. A new session will begin May 10 with a pomp-filled State Opening of Parliament and a new slate of planned legislation from the Conservative government. (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via AP) In this photo provided by UK Parliament, Speaker Lindsey Hoyle, left, and Lady usher of the Black Rod Sarah Clarke attend the prorogation ceremony, which brought the parliamentary session to a close, at the House of Commons, London, Thursday April 28, 2022. A fractious and scandal-filled parliamentary year in Britain has ended with the formal suspension of Parliament on Thursday. A new session will begin May 10 with a pomp-filled State Opening of Parliament and a new slate of planned legislation from the Conservative government. (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via AP) In this photo provided by UK Parliament, Speaker Lindsey Hoyle, sitting center, and Lady usher of the Black Rod Sarah Clarke, standing left, attend the prorogation ceremony, which brought the parliamentary session to a close, at the House of Commons, London, Thursday April 28, 2022. A fractious and scandal-filled parliamentary year in Britain has ended with the formal suspension of Parliament on Thursday. A new session will begin May 10 with a pomp-filled State Opening of Parliament and a new slate of planned legislation from the Conservative government. (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via AP) In this photo provided by UK Parliament, Lady usher of the Black Rod Sarah Clarke, center, attends the prorogation ceremony, which brought the parliamentary session to a close, at the House of Commons, London, Thursday April 28, 2022. A fractious and scandal-filled parliamentary year in Britain has ended with the formal suspension of Parliament on Thursday. A new session will begin May 10 with a pomp-filled State Opening of Parliament and a new slate of planned legislation from the Conservative government. (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via AP) Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets students during a visit to Burnley College Sixth Form Centre in Burnley, England, Thursday April 28, 2022. (Peter Byrne/Pool via AP) Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson is shown a pressurised cooker during a visit to Burnley College Sixth Form Centre in Burnley, England, Thursday April 28, 2022. (Peter Byrne/Pool via AP) Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Burnley College Sixth Form Centre in Burnley, England, Thursday April 28, 2022. (Peter Byrne/Pool via AP) In this photo provided by UK Parliament, Speaker Lindsey Hoyle, center right, and Lady usher of the Black Rod Sarah Clarke, center left, attend the prorogation ceremony, which brought the parliamentary session to a close, at the House of Commons, London, Thursday April 28, 2022. A fractious and scandal-filled parliamentary year in Britain has ended with the formal suspension of Parliament on Thursday. A new session will begin May 10 with a pomp-filled State Opening of Parliament and a new slate of planned legislation from the Conservative government. (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via AP) In this photo provided by UK Parliament, Speaker Lindsey Hoyle, left, and Lady usher of the Black Rod Sarah Clarke attend the prorogation ceremony, which brought the parliamentary session to a close, at the House of Commons, London, Thursday April 28, 2022. A fractious and scandal-filled parliamentary year in Britain has ended with the formal suspension of Parliament on Thursday. A new session will begin May 10 with a pomp-filled State Opening of Parliament and a new slate of planned legislation from the Conservative government. (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via AP) In this photo provided by UK Parliament, Speaker Lindsey Hoyle, sitting center, and Lady usher of the Black Rod Sarah Clarke, standing left, attend the prorogation ceremony, which brought the parliamentary session to a close, at the House of Commons, London, Thursday April 28, 2022. A fractious and scandal-filled parliamentary year in Britain has ended with the formal suspension of Parliament on Thursday. A new session will begin May 10 with a pomp-filled State Opening of Parliament and a new slate of planned legislation from the Conservative government. (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via AP) In this photo provided by UK Parliament, Lady usher of the Black Rod Sarah Clarke, center, attends the prorogation ceremony, which brought the parliamentary session to a close, at the House of Commons, London, Thursday April 28, 2022. A fractious and scandal-filled parliamentary year in Britain has ended with the formal suspension of Parliament on Thursday. A new session will begin May 10 with a pomp-filled State Opening of Parliament and a new slate of planned legislation from the Conservative government. (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via AP) Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets students during a visit to Burnley College Sixth Form Centre in Burnley, England, Thursday April 28, 2022. (Peter Byrne/Pool via AP) In this photo provided by UK Parliament, Speaker Lindsey Hoyle, left, and Lady usher of the Black Rod Sarah Clarke attend the prorogation ceremony, which brought the parliamentary session to a close, at the House of Commons, London, Thursday April 28, 2022. A fractious and scandal-filled parliamentary year in Britain has ended with the formal suspension of Parliament on Thursday. A new session will begin May 10 with a pomp-filled State Opening of Parliament and a new slate of planned legislation from the Conservative government. (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via AP) Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson is shown a pressurised cooker during a visit to Burnley College Sixth Form Centre in Burnley, England, Thursday April 28, 2022. (Peter Byrne/Pool via AP) In this photo provided by UK Parliament, Speaker Lindsey Hoyle, sitting center, and Lady usher of the Black Rod Sarah Clarke, standing left, attend the prorogation ceremony, which brought the parliamentary session to a close, at the House of Commons, London, Thursday April 28, 2022. A fractious and scandal-filled parliamentary year in Britain has ended with the formal suspension of Parliament on Thursday. A new session will begin May 10 with a pomp-filled State Opening of Parliament and a new slate of planned legislation from the Conservative government. (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via AP) Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Burnley College Sixth Form Centre in Burnley, England, Thursday April 28, 2022. (Peter Byrne/Pool via AP) In this photo provided by UK Parliament, Lady usher of the Black Rod Sarah Clarke, center, attends the prorogation ceremony, which brought the parliamentary session to a close, at the House of Commons, London, Thursday April 28, 2022. A fractious and scandal-filled parliamentary year in Britain has ended with the formal suspension of Parliament on Thursday. A new session will begin May 10 with a pomp-filled State Opening of Parliament and a new slate of planned legislation from the Conservative government. (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via AP) In this photo provided by UK Parliament, Speaker Lindsey Hoyle, center right, and Lady usher of the Black Rod Sarah Clarke, center left, attend the prorogation ceremony, which brought the parliamentary session to a close, at the House of Commons, London, Thursday April 28, 2022. A fractious and scandal-filled parliamentary year in Britain has ended with the formal suspension of Parliament on Thursday. A new session will begin May 10 with a pomp-filled State Opening of Parliament and a new slate of planned legislation from the Conservative government. (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via AP) Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets students during a visit to Burnley College Sixth Form Centre in Burnley, England, Thursday April 28, 2022. (Peter Byrne/Pool via AP) Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson is shown a pressurised cooker during a visit to Burnley College Sixth Form Centre in Burnley, England, Thursday April 28, 2022. (Peter Byrne/Pool via AP) Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Burnley College Sixth Form Centre in Burnley, England, Thursday April 28, 2022. (Peter Byrne/Pool via AP) In this photo provided by UK Parliament, Speaker Lindsey Hoyle, center right, and Lady usher of the Black Rod Sarah Clarke, center left, attend the prorogation ceremony, which brought the parliamentary session to a close, at the House of Commons, London, Thursday April 28, 2022. A fractious and scandal-filled parliamentary year in Britain has ended with the formal suspension of Parliament on Thursday. A new session will begin May 10 with a pomp-filled State Opening of Parliament and a new slate of planned legislation from the Conservative government. (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via AP) In this photo provided by UK Parliament, Speaker Lindsey Hoyle, left, and Lady usher of the Black Rod Sarah Clarke attend the prorogation ceremony, which brought the parliamentary session to a close, at the House of Commons, London, Thursday April 28, 2022. A fractious and scandal-filled parliamentary year in Britain has ended with the formal suspension of Parliament on Thursday. A new session will begin May 10 with a pomp-filled State Opening of Parliament and a new slate of planned legislation from the Conservative government. (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via AP) In this photo provided by UK Parliament, Speaker Lindsey Hoyle, sitting center, and Lady usher of the Black Rod Sarah Clarke, standing left, attend the prorogation ceremony, which brought the parliamentary session to a close, at the House of Commons, London, Thursday April 28, 2022. A fractious and scandal-filled parliamentary year in Britain has ended with the formal suspension of Parliament on Thursday. A new session will begin May 10 with a pomp-filled State Opening of Parliament and a new slate of planned legislation from the Conservative government. (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via AP) In this photo provided by UK Parliament, Lady usher of the Black Rod Sarah Clarke, center, attends the prorogation ceremony, which brought the parliamentary session to a close, at the House of Commons, London, Thursday April 28, 2022. A fractious and scandal-filled parliamentary year in Britain has ended with the formal suspension of Parliament on Thursday. A new session will begin May 10 with a pomp-filled State Opening of Parliament and a new slate of planned legislation from the Conservative government. (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via AP) Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets students during a visit to Burnley College Sixth Form Centre in Burnley, England, Thursday April 28, 2022. (Peter Byrne/Pool via AP) Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson is shown a pressurised cooker during a visit to Burnley College Sixth Form Centre in Burnley, England, Thursday April 28, 2022. (Peter Byrne/Pool via AP) Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Burnley College Sixth Form Centre in Burnley, England, Thursday April 28, 2022. (Peter Byrne/Pool via AP) In this photo provided by UK Parliament, Speaker Lindsey Hoyle, center right, and Lady usher of the Black Rod Sarah Clarke, center left, attend the prorogation ceremony, which brought the parliamentary session to a close, at the House of Commons, London, Thursday April 28, 2022. A fractious and scandal-filled parliamentary year in Britain has ended with the formal suspension of Parliament on Thursday. A new session will begin May 10 with a pomp-filled State Opening of Parliament and a new slate of planned legislation from the Conservative government. (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via AP) In this photo provided by UK Parliament, Speaker Lindsey Hoyle, left, and Lady usher of the Black Rod Sarah Clarke attend the prorogation ceremony, which brought the parliamentary session to a close, at the House of Commons, London, Thursday April 28, 2022. A fractious and scandal-filled parliamentary year in Britain has ended with the formal suspension of Parliament on Thursday. A new session will begin May 10 with a pomp-filled State Opening of Parliament and a new slate of planned legislation from the Conservative government. (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via AP) In this photo provided by UK Parliament, Speaker Lindsey Hoyle, sitting center, and Lady usher of the Black Rod Sarah Clarke, standing left, attend the prorogation ceremony, which brought the parliamentary session to a close, at the House of Commons, London, Thursday April 28, 2022. A fractious and scandal-filled parliamentary year in Britain has ended with the formal suspension of Parliament on Thursday. A new session will begin May 10 with a pomp-filled State Opening of Parliament and a new slate of planned legislation from the Conservative government. (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via AP) In this photo provided by UK Parliament, Lady usher of the Black Rod Sarah Clarke, center, attends the prorogation ceremony, which brought the parliamentary session to a close, at the House of Commons, London, Thursday April 28, 2022. A fractious and scandal-filled parliamentary year in Britain has ended with the formal suspension of Parliament on Thursday. A new session will begin May 10 with a pomp-filled State Opening of Parliament and a new slate of planned legislation from the Conservative government. (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via AP) Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets students during a visit to Burnley College Sixth Form Centre in Burnley, England, Thursday April 28, 2022. (Peter Byrne/Pool via AP) Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson is shown a pressurised cooker during a visit to Burnley College Sixth Form Centre in Burnley, England, Thursday April 28, 2022. (Peter Byrne/Pool via AP) Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Burnley College Sixth Form Centre in Burnley, England, Thursday April 28, 2022. (Peter Byrne/Pool via AP) In this photo provided by UK Parliament, Speaker Lindsey Hoyle, center right, and Lady usher of the Black Rod Sarah Clarke, center left, attend the prorogation ceremony, which brought the parliamentary session to a close, at the House of Commons, London, Thursday April 28, 2022. A fractious and scandal-filled parliamentary year in Britain has ended with the formal suspension of Parliament on Thursday. A new session will begin May 10 with a pomp-filled State Opening of Parliament and a new slate of planned legislation from the Conservative government. (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via AP) In this photo provided by UK Parliament, Speaker Lindsey Hoyle, left, and Lady usher of the Black Rod Sarah Clarke attend the prorogation ceremony, which brought the parliamentary session to a close, at the House of Commons, London, Thursday April 28, 2022. A fractious and scandal-filled parliamentary year in Britain has ended with the formal suspension of Parliament on Thursday. A new session will begin May 10 with a pomp-filled State Opening of Parliament and a new slate of planned legislation from the Conservative government. (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via AP) In this photo provided by UK Parliament, Speaker Lindsey Hoyle, sitting center, and Lady usher of the Black Rod Sarah Clarke, standing left, attend the prorogation ceremony, which brought the parliamentary session to a close, at the House of Commons, London, Thursday April 28, 2022. A fractious and scandal-filled parliamentary year in Britain has ended with the formal suspension of Parliament on Thursday. A new session will begin May 10 with a pomp-filled State Opening of Parliament and a new slate of planned legislation from the Conservative government. (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via AP) In this photo provided by UK Parliament, Lady usher of the Black Rod Sarah Clarke, center, attends the prorogation ceremony, which brought the parliamentary session to a close, at the House of Commons, London, Thursday April 28, 2022. A fractious and scandal-filled parliamentary year in Britain has ended with the formal suspension of Parliament on Thursday. A new session will begin May 10 with a pomp-filled State Opening of Parliament and a new slate of planned legislation from the Conservative government. (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via AP) Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets students during a visit to Burnley College Sixth Form Centre in Burnley, England, Thursday April 28, 2022. (Peter Byrne/Pool via AP) Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson is shown a pressurised cooker during a visit to Burnley College Sixth Form Centre in Burnley, England, Thursday April 28, 2022. (Peter Byrne/Pool via AP) Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Burnley College Sixth Form Centre in Burnley, England, Thursday April 28, 2022. (Peter Byrne/Pool via AP) In this photo provided by UK Parliament, Speaker Lindsey Hoyle, center right, and Lady usher of the Black Rod Sarah Clarke, center left, attend the prorogation ceremony, which brought the parliamentary session to a close, at the House of Commons, London, Thursday April 28, 2022. A fractious and scandal-filled parliamentary year in Britain has ended with the formal suspension of Parliament on Thursday. A new session will begin May 10 with a pomp-filled State Opening of Parliament and a new slate of planned legislation from the Conservative government. (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via AP) In this photo provided by UK Parliament, Speaker Lindsey Hoyle, left, and Lady usher of the Black Rod Sarah Clarke attend the prorogation ceremony, which brought the parliamentary session to a close, at the House of Commons, London, Thursday April 28, 2022. A fractious and scandal-filled parliamentary year in Britain has ended with the formal suspension of Parliament on Thursday. A new session will begin May 10 with a pomp-filled State Opening of Parliament and a new slate of planned legislation from the Conservative government. (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via AP) In this photo provided by UK Parliament, Speaker Lindsey Hoyle, sitting center, and Lady usher of the Black Rod Sarah Clarke, standing left, attend the prorogation ceremony, which brought the parliamentary session to a close, at the House of Commons, London, Thursday April 28, 2022. A fractious and scandal-filled parliamentary year in Britain has ended with the formal suspension of Parliament on Thursday. A new session will begin May 10 with a pomp-filled State Opening of Parliament and a new slate of planned legislation from the Conservative government. (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via AP) In this photo provided by UK Parliament, Lady usher of the Black Rod Sarah Clarke, center, attends the prorogation ceremony, which brought the parliamentary session to a close, at the House of Commons, London, Thursday April 28, 2022. A fractious and scandal-filled parliamentary year in Britain has ended with the formal suspension of Parliament on Thursday. A new session will begin May 10 with a pomp-filled State Opening of Parliament and a new slate of planned legislation from the Conservative government. (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via AP) Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets students during a visit to Burnley College Sixth Form Centre in Burnley, England, Thursday April 28, 2022. (Peter Byrne/Pool via AP) Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson is shown a pressurised cooker during a visit to Burnley College Sixth Form Centre in Burnley, England, Thursday April 28, 2022. (Peter Byrne/Pool via AP) Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Burnley College Sixth Form Centre in Burnley, England, Thursday April 28, 2022. (Peter Byrne/Pool via AP) In this photo provided by UK Parliament, Speaker Lindsey Hoyle, center right, and Lady usher of the Black Rod Sarah Clarke, center left, attend the prorogation ceremony, which brought the parliamentary session to a close, at the House of Commons, London, Thursday April 28, 2022. A fractious and scandal-filled parliamentary year in Britain has ended with the formal suspension of Parliament on Thursday. A new session will begin May 10 with a pomp-filled State Opening of Parliament and a new slate of planned legislation from the Conservative government. (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via AP) In this photo provided by UK Parliament, Speaker Lindsey Hoyle, left, and Lady usher of the Black Rod Sarah Clarke attend the prorogation ceremony, which brought the parliamentary session to a close, at the House of Commons, London, Thursday April 28, 2022. A fractious and scandal-filled parliamentary year in Britain has ended with the formal suspension of Parliament on Thursday. A new session will begin May 10 with a pomp-filled State Opening of Parliament and a new slate of planned legislation from the Conservative government. (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via AP) In this photo provided by UK Parliament, Speaker Lindsey Hoyle, sitting center, and Lady usher of the Black Rod Sarah Clarke, standing left, attend the prorogation ceremony, which brought the parliamentary session to a close, at the House of Commons, London, Thursday April 28, 2022. A fractious and scandal-filled parliamentary year in Britain has ended with the formal suspension of Parliament on Thursday. A new session will begin May 10 with a pomp-filled State Opening of Parliament and a new slate of planned legislation from the Conservative government. (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via AP) In this photo provided by UK Parliament, Lady usher of the Black Rod Sarah Clarke, center, attends the prorogation ceremony, which brought the parliamentary session to a close, at the House of Commons, London, Thursday April 28, 2022. A fractious and scandal-filled parliamentary year in Britain has ended with the formal suspension of Parliament on Thursday. A new session will begin May 10 with a pomp-filled State Opening of Parliament and a new slate of planned legislation from the Conservative government. (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via AP) Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets students during a visit to Burnley College Sixth Form Centre in Burnley, England, Thursday April 28, 2022. (Peter Byrne/Pool via AP) Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson is shown a pressurised cooker during a visit to Burnley College Sixth Form Centre in Burnley, England, Thursday April 28, 2022. (Peter Byrne/Pool via AP) Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Burnley College Sixth Form Centre in Burnley, England, Thursday April 28, 2022. (Peter Byrne/Pool via AP) In this photo provided by UK Parliament, Speaker Lindsey Hoyle, center right, and Lady usher of the Black Rod Sarah Clarke, center left, attend the prorogation ceremony, which brought the parliamentary session to a close, at the House of Commons, London, Thursday April 28, 2022. A fractious and scandal-filled parliamentary year in Britain has ended with the formal suspension of Parliament on Thursday. A new session will begin May 10 with a pomp-filled State Opening of Parliament and a new slate of planned legislation from the Conservative government. (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via AP) In this photo provided by UK Parliament, Speaker Lindsey Hoyle, left, and Lady usher of the Black Rod Sarah Clarke attend the prorogation ceremony, which brought the parliamentary session to a close, at the House of Commons, London, Thursday April 28, 2022. A fractious and scandal-filled parliamentary year in Britain has ended with the formal suspension of Parliament on Thursday. A new session will begin May 10 with a pomp-filled State Opening of Parliament and a new slate of planned legislation from the Conservative government. (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via AP) In this photo provided by UK Parliament, Speaker Lindsey Hoyle, sitting center, and Lady usher of the Black Rod Sarah Clarke, standing left, attend the prorogation ceremony, which brought the parliamentary session to a close, at the House of Commons, London, Thursday April 28, 2022. A fractious and scandal-filled parliamentary year in Britain has ended with the formal suspension of Parliament on Thursday. A new session will begin May 10 with a pomp-filled State Opening of Parliament and a new slate of planned legislation from the Conservative government. (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via AP) In this photo provided by UK Parliament, Lady usher of the Black Rod Sarah Clarke, center, attends the prorogation ceremony, which brought the parliamentary session to a close, at the House of Commons, London, Thursday April 28, 2022. A fractious and scandal-filled parliamentary year in Britain has ended with the formal suspension of Parliament on Thursday. A new session will begin May 10 with a pomp-filled State Opening of Parliament and a new slate of planned legislation from the Conservative government. (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via AP) Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets students during a visit to Burnley College Sixth Form Centre in Burnley, England, Thursday April 28, 2022. (Peter Byrne/Pool via AP) Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson is shown a pressurised cooker during a visit to Burnley College Sixth Form Centre in Burnley, England, Thursday April 28, 2022. (Peter Byrne/Pool via AP) Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Burnley College Sixth Form Centre in Burnley, England, Thursday April 28, 2022. (Peter Byrne/Pool via AP) In this photo provided by UK Parliament, Speaker Lindsey Hoyle, center right, and Lady usher of the Black Rod Sarah Clarke, center left, attend the prorogation ceremony, which brought the parliamentary session to a close, at the House of Commons, London, Thursday April 28, 2022. A fractious and scandal-filled parliamentary year in Britain has ended with the formal suspension of Parliament on Thursday. A new session will begin May 10 with a pomp-filled State Opening of Parliament and a new slate of planned legislation from the Conservative government. (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via AP) Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets with President of Switzerland Ignazio Cassis at 10 Downing Street in London, Thursday, April 28, 2022. (Rob Pinney/Pool via AP) British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly Prime Minister's Questions at the Houses of Parliament, in London, Wednesday, April 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)