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UK parliament suspended a few weeks before Brexit deadline

UK parliament suspended a few weeks before Brexit deadline
Boris Johnson: "We're not going to wait until October 31st" [Photo:BBC]

The United Kingdom parliament will be suspended just days after MPs return to work in September ‑ and only a few weeks before the Brexit deadline.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson says a Queen's Speech would take place after the suspension, on 14 October, to outline his "very exciting agenda".

But it means the time MPs have to pass laws to stop a no‑deal Brexit on 31 October would be cut.

House of Commons Speaker John Bercow said it was a "constitutional outrage.

The Speaker, who does not traditionally comment on political announcements, continued: "However it is dressed up, it is blindingly obvious that the purpose of [suspending Parliament] now would be to stop [MPs] debating Brexit and performing its duty in shaping a course for the country."

[Source:BBC]

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