Queen Elizabeth II agreed on Wednesday upon British government’s request to suspend the parliament from Sept. 9 until Oct. 14. The approval of the request was announced by a statement of Queen’s Privy Council.<\/p>\n
Prime minister Boris Johnson’s move sparked a harsh reaction from the MPs and opponents of a no-deal Brexit. It also\u00a0 sparked protests across the country, a legal challenge and a petition with more than a million signatures.<\/p>\n
Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of Labour Party, called the move as an “outrage”.<\/p>\n
“Boris Johnson\u2019s attempt to suspend parliament to avoid scrutiny of his plans for a reckless No Deal Brexit is an outrage and a threat to our democracy,” he said on Twitter.<\/p>\n
Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow described the move a “constitutional outrage”.<\/p>\n
Clive Lewis, a Labour lawmaker, also reacted on Twitter and said they will call for street protests.\u00a0 “If Boris shuts down Parliament to carry out his No-Deal Brexit, I and other MPs will defend democracy. ” he\u00a0 \u00a0stated.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday evening protesters gathered in Westminster chanting “stop the coup” and carrying anti-Brexit placards and EU flags.\u00a0 The demonstration – organised hours beforehand – started outside Parliament before spreading towards Downing Street.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, an e-petition on the government’s website demanding Parliament not be suspended reached more than a million signatures in less than a day.<\/p>\n
According to\u00a0 government, the five-week suspension in September and October will still allow time to debate Brexit.\u00a0 But critics said it was an “undemocratic” attempt to stop MPs from blocking no deal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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