British Prime Minister Boris Johnson maneuvered Wednesday to give his political opponents even less time to block a -deal Brexit before Oct. 31 withdrawal deline, winning Queen Elizabeth II’s approval to suspend Parliament. His critics were outrd. Though Johnson previously h refused to rule out such a move, timing of decision took lawmakers — many of whom are on vacation — by surprise. Lawmakers reacted with fury, including John Bercow, speaker of lower House of Commons, who was t told in vance of Johnson’s plan.

Lawmakers & Opposition's Statements

“Shutting down Parliament would be an offense against democratic process and rights of parliamentarians as people’s elected representatives,” Bercow said. “Surely at this early st in his premiership, prime minister should be seeking to establish rar than undermine his democratic credentials and indeed his commitment to Parliamentary democracy.” main opposition Labour Party leer Jeremy Corbyn wrote to queen to protest “in strongest possible terms on behalf of my party and I believe all or opposition parties are going to join in with this.”

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About working of  House of Commons

House of Commons will convene from Sept. 3-10 and n was scheduled to go on a break until Oct. 9 — though lawmakers h suggested y might cancel that break and stay at House of Commons because of national crisis. But Johnson said he has decided to ask queen to give her speech that outlines government’s legislative nda on Oct. 14.
Since Parliament is rmally suspended before her speech, decision means opposition lawmakers would be unlikely to have eugh time to pass laws blocking U.K.’s withdrawal from European Union without a negotiated deal on Oct. 31. pound plunged on news, down to $1.2196 from almost $1.2300 previous day.

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EU's Decision

EU is amant that it will t renegotiate agreement struck with former Prime Minister resa May on terms of Britain’s departure and framework of future relations. Without such a deal, Britain faces a chaotic Brexit that ecomists warn would disrupt tre by imposing tariffs and customs checks between Britain and bloc, send value of pound plummeting and plunge U.K. into recession. Guy Verhofstt, European Parliament’s chief Brexit official, called Johnson’s move “sinister.”

“As a fellow parliamentarian, my solidarity with those fighting for ir voices to be heard,” he tweeted. “Suppressing debate on profound choices is unlikely to help deliver a stable future EU-UK relationship.”

On Tuesday, opposition lawmakers declared that y would work toger to try to stop a departure from EU without an agreement, setting up a legislative challenge to Johnson and his promise to complete divorce by Oct. 31.
Some 160 lawmakers have signed a declaration pledging “to do whatever is necessary” to prevent Johnson from bypassing Parliament in his plans.

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Boris Johnson's Statements to EU officials

Johnson has told EU officials it won’t be possible to agree on a deal on Britain’s departure from bloc without removal of controversial langu on a “backstop,” aimed at avoiding return of a border between EU member Ireland and Britain’s rrn Ireland. He said at close of G-7 summit in Biarritz, France, Monday that he was “marginally more optimistic,” of progress.

Scott Lucas, a professor of international politics at University of Birmingham, said Johnson’s maneuver touched off biggest crisis since abdication of King Edward VIII to marry divorced American socialite, Wallis Simpson.

“This is biggest constitutional crisis since 1930s,” Lucas said. “Even World War II didn’t present a constitutional crisis because coalition government and Parliament agreed on rules of game.” It’s also a potential ecomic crisis because of projected drop in GDP, he ded.

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