English people do not want Parliament’s functions to cease
At least 1.5 million people have joined to deny the request made by British Prime Minister Boris Johson to Queen Elizabeth II
More than 1.5 million people have signed the citizen petition that claims to postpone the parliamentary suspension requested by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, well above the minimum threshold necessary for the House of Commons to debate it during a plenary session.
“Parliament must not be suspended or dissolved until the period of Article 50 has been sufficiently extended or the intention of the United Kingdom to leave the European Union has been canceled,” reads this petition, published on the official website.
The Government is obliged to respond to these types of initiatives if they add at least 10,000 signatures and, if the request reaches 100,000 supports, it is the House of Commons who has to submit it to debate.
Johnson asked the Queen, Isabel II, on Wednesday to terminate the current parliamentary session in mid-September, just a week after the House of Commons resumes the activity, and paralyzes it until October 14, just a fortnight of the date set for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union.
This move leaves hardly any room for action for those who oppose an EU divorce without agreement. Johnson has repeatedly warned that he is willing to consummate this hard Brexit if European leaders do not agree to renegotiate the pact that is on the table and that the Theresa May Government made.
K. Tovar
Source: El periódico
