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While the prime minister’s supporters are arguing the five-week suspension is necessary to develop new legislation, his opponents have lambasted the move as an affront to democracy.

The UK’s parliament is already in its longest-running session since the end of the Second World War, primarily due to the complexity of the Brexit process.

The current one has been a marathon 337 days, lasting for more than three years. Earlier this year, it beat the 2010-12 session which was previously the longest since the Civil War. Therefore, it also holds the record as the longest session since the union of England and Wales in 1707.

This article and chart originally appeared on the blog of the data firm Statista, and is republished here with permission.