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Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011
Tory Manifesto Pledges To Scrap Fixed-Term Parliaments Act After MPs Repeatedly Blocked PM's Election Plan
The law stripped prime ministers of their historic power to call an election whenever they wanted.
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