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Not quite true. All UK legislation must be signed by the Queen (or her proxy) before it becomes all law. Therefore monarch has final veto over any legislation by refusing to sign.

It's rarely invoked and if it were to happen on a serious piece of legislation then Britain would in all likelihood become a republic shortly thereafter.

The British "constitution" is largely based around checks and balances based around mutually assured destruction should any party stray from their expected role. This is one such example.



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