CNS: Facing a Parliamentary majority opposed to a hard Brexit — a crashing out of the EU if Britain is not offered a deal she can live with — Boris Johnson took matters into his own hands.
He went to the Queen at Balmoral and got Parliament “prorogued,” suspended, from Sept. 12 to Oct. 14. That’s two weeks before the Oct. 31 deadline Johnson has set for Britain’s departure.
The time his opposition in Parliament has to prevent a crash out of the European Union has just been sliced in half. His adversaries are incensed.
The speaker of the House of Commons called Johnson’s action “a constitutional outrage.” Johnson’s Tory Party leader in Scotland resigned. Labor Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn said Parliament will start legislating Tuesday to block Johnson. There is talk of a no-confidence vote in the Tory government.
One recalls the counsel Benjamin Jowett, Master of Balliol, gave his students: Never retract, never explain, just do it and let them howl! For Johnson has done what he was chosen, and pledged, to do.
Though he lacks a majority for a “no-deal Brexit,” his suspension of Parliament keeps faith with the hardline Tories who put their trust in him — that he would honor his commitment to get done by October’s end what the British people voted to do in 2016.
Whatever may be said of him, Johnson has shown himself as a man of action, a risk-taker, a doer, like Trump, who has hailed Johnson for the suspension. And leaders like Johnson are today shouldering aside the cookie-cutter politicians to dominate the world stage. more here
“There is talk of a no-confidence vote in the Tory government”
5-Ddd in advance.
If they call a vote, it cannot happen, by law, until a couple weeks after Halloween or November 5th, whichever comes later.
I wonder what the average guy on the street there thinks about this move of suspending Parliament?
Hard exit is the best exit. EU will realize that it needs to come around if it wants to do better financially. UK is already working with Trump on trade agreements.
Anon the people who voted for Brexit are thrilled. The EU supporting pussies are protesting and calling him a fascist and dictator. Sound familiar?
In response to “Anonymous” – my sister reads a number of papers/tabloids from the UK. Apparently Boris Johnson and the Conservative party’s popularity has increased to 70% after he prorogued Parliament. Clearly, people like a strong leader, much like President Trump is a strong leader.