Leader of the House of Commons Jacob Rees-Mogg has criticised Remainer MPs for accusing Prime Minister Boris Johnson of triggering a constitutional crisis by suspending Parliament before Brexit day, asserting, “no harm ever came from respecting the will of the voters”.
Britain is definitely leaving the European Union on October 31st. Isn’t it odd that this simple fact should arouse such controversy? We voted to leave, after all, by a margin of over 1 million back in June 2016. Yet in
Remainer Parliamentarians have been in hysterics over Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s announcement that his government will suspend parliament in the autumn, with Europhile MPs saying it will give them less time to activate plots to stop Brexit.
The Remain-backing Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow has vowed to “fight with every breath” to stop Prime Minister Boris Johnson from proroguing parliament to ensure a no-deal Brexit is delivered by October 31st.
Unelected peers in the House of Lords have passed an amendment which could theoretically block Boris Johnson from suspending parliament so that the UK can leave the EU on October 31st without a deal.
With Brexiteer Boris Johnson likely to become the next prime minister, the last week has seen various groups and political figures announce measures to stop a no-deal exit.
Unelected peers in the House of Lords are plotting to prevent the next prime minister from suspending parliament and facilitating a no-deal Brexit.
Historian and broadcaster Andrew Roberts has urged the prime minister to call on the Queen to suspend the parliamentary session until Brexit takes effect of March 29th, to deny Remain plotters the opportunity to derail it.
