British Parliament Suspended

Afew weeks ago no one could predict with exactitude the dramatic events that were to unfold in the British Parliament. With Theresa May out after a series of set-backs with regards to Brexit, Prime Minister Boris Johnson took the command seat in July 2019 with the aim of pulling his country out of the European Union no matter the odds. But his ambitions have turned out to be a simmer showdown with the Parliament.

Within two weeks, lawmakers have succeeded in delivering three defeats to his government before being sent home on Tuesday, September 11, 2019 for a contentious fiveweek prorogation of the legislature. Though the Scottish Court earlier ruled that the decision by the P M to suspend the Parliament is legal, many lawmakers are dumbfounded with regards to the timing especially the House of Commons Speaker, John Bercow who expressed his displeasure, “This is not a standard or normal prorogation”. He argued. Before the forceful recess, Parliament during the session enacted a law blocking a "no-deal" Brexit next month. The block applauded by most lawmakers who fear a no-deal would be economically devastating to the country implies, P M Boris Johnson cannot go ahead with plans to take Britain out of the European Union, while the lawmakers can comfortably table a bill calling for a delay beyond the October 31, 2019 deadline.

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