‘A threat to our democracy’: Politicians respond to Johnson’s plans to suspend UK Parliament

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"111265417"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"2">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><p>European Parliament Brexit co-ordinator Guy Verhofstadt has said Boris Johnson&&num;8217&semi;s plans to suspend Parliament are &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;unlikely to help deliver a stable future EU – UK relationship”&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;&OpenCurlyQuote;Taking back control’ has never looked so sinister&comma;”<&sol;em> he tweeted&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;As a fellow parliamentarian&comma; my solidarity with those fighting for their voices to be heard&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Suppressing debate on profound choices is unlikely to help deliver a stable future EU – UK relationship&period;”<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote class&equals;"twitter-tweet" data-width&equals;"550" data-dnt&equals;"true">&NewLine;<p lang&equals;"en" dir&equals;"ltr">&quot&semi;Taking back control&quot&semi; has never looked so sinister&period; As a fellow parliamentarian&comma; my solidarity with those fighting for their voices to be heard&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Suppressing debate on profound choices is unlikely to help deliver a stable future EU &&num;8211&semi; UK relationship&period;<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;t&period;co&sol;NyCoLA8nFe">https&colon;&sol;&sol;t&period;co&sol;NyCoLA8nFe<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&mdash&semi; Guy Verhofstadt &lpar;&commat;guyverhofstadt&rpar; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;guyverhofstadt&sol;status&sol;1166671928716926976&quest;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">August 28&comma; 2019<&sol;a><&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;platform&period;twitter&period;com&sol;widgets&period;js" charset&equals;"utf-8"><&sol;script><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said Boris Johnson’s plan to suspend UK Parliament is &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;an outrage and a threat to our democracy”&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>&&num;8220&semi;I am appalled at the recklessness of Johnson’s government&comma; which talks about sovereignty and yet is seeking to suspend parliament to avoid scrutiny of its plans for a reckless no-deal Brexit&comma;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;em> said Mr Corbyn&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>&&num;8220&semi;That is why Labour has been working across Parliament to hold this reckless Government to account and prevent a disastrous no-deal which parliament has already ruled out&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;If Johnson has confidence in his plans he should put them to the people in a general election or public vote&period;”<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said Boris Johnson’s plan to suspend UK Parliament is &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;an outrage and a threat to our democracy”&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>&&num;8220&semi;I am appalled at the recklessness of Johnson’s government&comma; 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