 The monarch could force the dissolution of Parliament through a refusal of royal assent ; this would inevitably lead to a government resigning . By convention , the monarch always assents to bills ; the last time the royal assent was not given was in 1704 during the reign of Queen Anne . This does not mean that the right to refuse has died : George V believed he could veto the Third Irish Home Rule Bill ; Jennings writes that " it was assumed by the King throughout that he had not only the legal power but the constitutional right to refuse assent " . The royal prerogative to dissolve Parliament was abrogated by the Fixed @-@ term Parliaments Act 2011 . Section 6 ( 1 ) of the Act however specifically states that the monarch 's power to prorogue Parliament is not affected by the Act . 
 The monarch could force the dissolution of Parliament through a refusal of royal assent ; this would inevitably lead to a government resigning . By convention , the monarch always <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>assents</mark></a> to bills ; the last time the royal assent was not given was in 1704 during the reign of Queen Anne . This <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>does</mark></a> not mean that the right to refuse <a href='been_done' title='3'><mark>has</mark></a> died : George V believed he could veto the Third Irish Home Rule Bill ; Jennings <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>writes</mark></a> that " it was assumed by the King throughout that he had not only the legal power but the constitutional right to refuse assent " . The royal prerogative to dissolve Parliament was abrogated by the Fixed @-@ term Parliaments Act 2011 . Section 6 ( 1 ) of the Act however specifically <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>states</mark></a> that the monarch <a href='null_genetive' title='6'><mark>'s</mark></a>power to prorogue Parliament is not affected by the Act . 
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