The frenzied maneuvering in Parliament showed how Brexit keeps propelling the country deeper into uncharted political territory, where centuries of unwritten rules and conventions are giving way to a brawl over the future of the world’s oldest democracy. nyti.ms
John Bercow, the speaker of the House of Commons, denounced the move as “a constitutional outrage” intended “to stop Parliament debating Brexit and performing its duty in shaping a course for the country” nyti.ms
"However it is dressed up, it is blindingly obvious that the purpose of prorogation now would be to stop parliament debating Brexit and performing its duty in shaping a course for the country." theneweuropean.co.uk
John Bercow, the speaker of the House of Commons, denounced the move as “a constitutional outrage” intended “to stop Parliament debating Brexit and performing its duty in shaping a course for the country” nyti.ms
Britain’s new populist Brexit Party was on course to win the country’s European Parliament elections, further roiling the already turbulent politics of a country polarized over failed efforts to leave the European Union. nyti.ms
Protesters stripped nearly naked in Britain's Parliament that climate change, not the Brexit stalemate, was the real emergency facing the country. nyti.ms
“The responsibility on each and every one of us at this moment is profound,” Prime Minister Theresa May said in Parliament before the vote on her Brexit plan, “for this is a historic decision that will set the future of our country for generations.” nyti.ms
The British government, Parliament and the country remain starkly divided over Brexit, and pressure has grown to reverse it on.wsj.com (corrects missing link)