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Richard Monroe Miles is an American diplomat.

Parliament's suspension sparks angry backlash

Feb 16,2020 5:43 am

suspend The Prime Minister 's decision, has called on the Parliament a furious backlash from MPs and opponents of a no-deal Escape.

sparked protests across the country, a legal Challenge and a petition with More Than a million signatures.

the government said The five-week suspension in September and October is still plenty of time to debate the Escape.

Commons leader Jacob Rees-Mogg said The Outrage was "wrong", and that the movement was "constitutional and proper".

"The cotton candy The Outrage that we had over The Last 24 hours, I think, is almost entirely confected by will of people, the wool never leave the European Union ," he told BBC Radio 4 's Today programme.

"This is the biggest time of the rage for you, or confected by anger, because the after the 31 of October, we will have to leave," he added.

Conservative peer Lord young of Cookham has resigned from his role as a government whip in the House of Lords in protest against the suspension, known as the agreement.

In his resignation letter, he said, the timing and the length of the suspension "risks eroding the fundamental role of the Parliament in a critical time in our history".

Meanwhile, Ruth Davidson has confirmed she is leaving as leader of the Scottish Conservatives after eight years in The Job .

In a statement they said: "much had changed", both politically and personally during this time led to your tendering your resignation to have.

Ms Davidson , which will Remain secured, in the year 2016 EU referendum added, she had never tried to hide the "conflict" they felt about Brexit, and urged Mr Johnson to a Brexit offer.

What was decided? On Wednesday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson for his "very exciting agenda, said, "a Queen's would Speech to take place, to sketch after the suspension on October 14,,".

minister, Michael Gove , said the suspension, which was approved by The Queen on Wednesday, not "was" to hinder sure to be a political movement of the opposition to leave the United Kingdom to the EU without a deal.

Mr Rees-Mogg said that this parliamentary session was one of the longest in the nearly 400 years, so it was suspend, and start a new session.

deputies voted by 498 votes to 114 to leave the EU. Thus, The Countdown for the UK-the departure which is now just over two months began.

said Ruth Fox , Director of the parliamentary experts, the Hansard Society , that this arrangement was "significantly More Than we normally have," for the purposes of the establishment of a new parliamentary session.

Ms Fox said that, depending on The Day the suspension started, and if the deputies have voted, one party, the conference-break - the agreement could "potentially The Number of days to check that the members have cut in half" by the government to Escape the position.

The Prime Minister says he wants out of the EU at the end of October with an offer, but is ready to leave you, without a instead of the deadline miss

What was the reaction of politicians and activists? On Wednesday, the head of the Labour party, Jeremy Corbyn , described Mr Johnson's move as a "smash-and-grab on our democracy" in order to force him not deal with leaving MPs without sufficient time for adoption of laws in Parliament .

Anti-British EU exit fighter Gina Miller , has made a judicial review application to the courts about Mr Johnson's decision.

Shadow of International Trade , Secretary Barry Gardiner said, would work a look at calls for an emergency debate.

"We will try, try, and put through legislation in this restricted timetable that the government is now in front of us," he said.

Conservative MP Ken Clarke called Johnson's move "outrageous behavior" to limit while David Lidington , the said served as a Cabinet Office Minister under the former PM Theresa May , it would be the ability of the MPs to keep, to hold the government to account.

the leader of the Liberal Democrats , Jo Swinson , told the BBC's Newsnight that the Prime Minister "is ready to force to deny people their voice through their representatives in the Parliament through a no-deal-UK to exit the EU".

Others, though, defended The Plan .

the Former Cabinet Office Minister Damian Green , it was time to ratify an agreement with the EU before 31 October, said: "This is All very normal Parliamentary Democracy , which shows that The Talk of coup and dictatorship, is massively exaggerated. "

the leader of the DUP's Arlene Foster , welcomed the decision but said the terms your party to an agreement with the Conservatives would be checked now.

What has been the reaction elsewhere? On Wednesday evening, protesters gathered in Westminster chanting "stop The Coup ", wear anti-British EU exit flags posters and the EU.

The Demonstration - organized hours before that started, outside the Parliament , before in the direction of Downing Street .

Anti-British EU-exit, the protesters filled Whitehall, close to Downing Street , and Others gathered in front of the Parliament until late in the evening, in the Meantime, an e-petition on the government website to claim the full Parliament is not interrupted, reaching More Than a million signatures in less than A Day .

A snap carried out on Wednesday suggests that 47% of British adults thought that the decision was unacceptable that 27% say it is acceptable, and 27% unsure.

But the suspension is proposed has the support of 51% of the people that have voted, with 52% of Conservative voters, the approval of the motion.

Richard Miles was said by A Number of voters in Harborne, Birmingham, they supported the Prime Minister 's decision.

He told the BBC: "[MPs] just want to] just to undermine the democratic vote that has already taken place [in the referendum. It is very, very dangerous what you are doing. "

What happened on Wednesday? Three Conservative members of The Queen 's Privy Council took The Request for the suspension of Parliament , the monarch, the Scottish residence in Balmoral sovereign on Wednesday morning in the name of the Prime Minister .

It has now been approved and the government to suspend the, the Parliament not earlier than Monday, may 9. September, and not later than Thursday, 12. September, to Monday, 14. October.

Mr Johnson wrote to MPs to outline his plan, calls for the Parliament to show "unity and determination" in the run-up to the 31. In October, the government "a chance of securing a New Deal with the EU.

What is the legal Challenge ? led to the suspension of Parliament , the SNP justice spokeswoman, Joanna Cherry .

It is not possible to mount a legal Challenge to The Queen exercises her personal prerogatives.

fighters Gina Miller has made an application to the courts for permission for a judicial review of the at the decision.

you said the BBC, the case in Question Mr Johnson would 's advice was to The Queen , and the Challenge , whether he suspend his powers, Parliament and a "Queen's speech legally.

had previously threatened to go to stop the courts, Mr Johnson, if he is to provide shut down Parliament to Escape a no-deal.

According to the report, Sir John said he had "No Doubt " Mr Johnson's " subject to "deal of a sovereign Parliament , which is opposed to his policy on Brexit", and he would continue to seek legal advice.

What remains of our political conventions? But this dress with pinstripes, courtesy, and All the eloquence of the new " leader of the House of Commons, welcome to the new reality.

There's a band of Brexiteers at The Top of the government, and are obliged to stick to their Brexit it takes a period of time what - even if it means ripping the conventions of many other people as valuable.

We now want to others who stutter to see in their Wake: "you would not dare to do, would you?"

But, Oh Yes, they would.

It is worth to say, some of those most outraged were pretty good, The Rules bend itself.

But this step by the government is not without significant Risk - and it speeds up the very likely possibility of an election.

As a member of the Cabinet said to me on Wednesday, everyone knows it will come, it is only A Question of "when".

But The Real Question , as indeed for the wider Brexit process is what remains of our political conventions, when One Day , someday, this will All be over.

agreement soon shut down Parliament hazards - known as the agreement happens after the Prime Minister , The Queen , advises do it.

BBC royal correspondent Jonny Dymond said it the speech was well-tried to prorogue Parliament before a Queen. But the suspension is generally shorter and only rarely charged, at such the Constitution time.

the Parliament is normally suspended or prorogued for a short period of time before a new parliamentary session begins, during which time no debates and votes.

It is different than "resolution," the Parliament , where All members, their seats to campaign in a General election.

If this agreement happens, as expected, then the Parliament will be closed for 23 days of work.

MPs to the agreement block.



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Source of news: bbc.com

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