Could the Queen sack Boris Johnson? The experts are divided

The Queen welcomes Boris Johnson at Buckingham Palace. Some constitutional commentators believe she has the reserve power to sack a prime minister. Photograph: Victoria Jones/WPA Pool/Getty ImagesAs the Queen’s powers have been cited in the no-deal Brexit debate, constitutional experts are divided on whether she could intervene to dismiss Boris Johnson and invite a new prime minister to form a government should he lose a vote of no confidence and schedule an election for after the Hallowee