Political opposition to Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s move to suspend Parliament crystalized Thursday amid protests, legal action and a petition to block the move, which has gathered more than 1 million signatures.
crystalized Thursday amid protests, legal action and a petition to block the move, which has gathered more than 1 million signatures.
Johnson’s maneuver gives his political opponents even less time to prevent a chaotic no-deal Brexit before the Oct. 31 withdrawal deadline. But the decision outraged critics and is serving as a unifying force for members of the disparate opposition, who have confirmed they will press on with measures to block a departure from the European Union without a deal despite Johnson’s actions.
“We will seek to try and put through the appropriate legislation in this constrained timetable that the government has now put before us,” said Barry Gardiner, the opposition Labor Party’s spokesman on international trade. Thousands packed College Green outside Parliament on Wednesday evening, waving EU flags and placards to express their anger. Smaller rallies took place in other towns and cities, while 25 bishops from the Church of England released an open letter detailing their worries about the “economic shocks” of a no-deal Brexit on the poor and other vulnerable people.
Legal challenges loom. Lawmakers already are asking a Scottish court to rule that suspending Parliament is illegal. Businesswoman Gina Miller, who won a ruling in the Supreme Court in 2017 that stopped the government from triggering the countdown to Brexit without a vote in Parliament, has another legal challenge in the works.
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