John Bercow says he will stop Boris Johnson from closing Parliament to secure Brexit
Source: The Telegraph
John Bercow said on Tuesday that he would refuse to let Boris Johnson take Britain out of the EU by suspending Parliament.
The Commons Speaker said he would fight any attempt to prorogue Parliament with every bone in my body.
He also said that MPs can stop Britain leaving without a deal at the end of October, putting him on a collision course with the Prime Ministers chief strategist, Dominic Cummings.
Mr Bercow dismissed suggestions that he would stand down in the short term as Speaker.
Read more: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/08/13/john-bercow-says-will-stop-boris-johnson-closing-parliament/
Boris Johnson has threatened to suspend Parliament in anticipation of a new Election, which would drag out past October 30, forcing an automatic no-deal Brexit.
bucolic_frolic
(43,287 posts)Trump can't spell, pronounce, or comprehend "prorogue".
rurallib
(62,448 posts)How long did it take Boris to do this? Less than a month?
BlueMTexpat
(15,373 posts)is down to one.
And even that could go. He could be the shortest-serving PM in the history of England and the UK.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/aug/02/what-would-it-take-for-boris-johnson-to-lose-his-majority-of-one-tories-labour
What would it take for Boris Johnson to lose his majority of one?
There is a good analysis of the situation at the link.
rurallib
(62,448 posts)LiberalFighter
(51,085 posts)proActivist
(75 posts)the other kingdoms (or whatever they are) decide to stick with the EU.
BlueMTexpat
(15,373 posts)for Scotland and Northern Ireland. Wales narrowly voted FOR Brexit, albeit mostly in rural areas.
Here is a Guardian article, describing a scenario where Scotland and Northern Ireland would remain.
A semi-Brexit, with just England and Wales leaving the EU, is the solution
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jan/17/semi-brexit-england-wales-leaving-eu-solution
Unfortunately, poor London City, which also voted to remain in the EU, would be forced to stay with England.
Here is an interesting "reality check" article about that: https://newfinancial.org/brexit-and-the-city-a-10-point-reality-check/
The article is from 2017, but many of the points are still valid today.
Mike 03
(16,616 posts)I've always really liked him, but I remember a couple of years ago there was an unsuccessful effort to remove him (it was really emotional--he loves his job).
Yavin4
(35,445 posts)"prorogue"
luvtheGWN
(1,336 posts)the Prime Minister's ability to "prorogue" Parliament is only with the permission of the Crown (in Britain's case, the Queen, and in Canada's case, the Governor-General, who is the Queen's representative).
Given that there are some indications that Queen Elizabeth is not terribly enthusiastic about Brexit, it's unlikely she would give her permission. No doubt her weekly conferences with the Prime Minister (Tuesdays, I believe) have been used to discreetly show her displeasure over such a move.
Boorish Boris may think he has all the dictatorial discretion of the U.S. President. He does not.
proActivist
(75 posts)doesn't really have much doctoral discretion either .
NoMoreRepugs
(9,459 posts)Blowhards with no substance and no real policies.
BlueIdaho
(13,582 posts)Sounds like the shortest route to a no confidence vote for the Tories.