A petition opposing the suspension, known as the prorogation of parliament, gathered hundreds of thousands of signatures within hours of it being launched and is expected to exceed more than a million names by the end of the day.

The formal notification came from Balmoral Castle stating that the Queen had consented to the prorogation of the British parliament no earlier than Sept 9 and no later than Sept 12, and resuming on Oct 14.

Media reports said the meeting was attended by veteran Conservative MP, and Brexiteer campaigner, Jacob Rees-Mogg, in his official capacity of as Privy Councillor and Lord President of the Council of Privy Councillors.

The leader of the House of Lords Natalie Evans and the Chief Government Whip Mark Spencer also attended the brief meeting with the Queen in Scotland.