Boris Johnson’s attempt to override democracy must be defeated
The prime minister’s suspension of parliament for five weeks in the middle of the Brexit crisis is devious and undemocratic. We should be grateful for small mercies, we suppose, in that Mr Johnson is not attempting what had been widely feared – namely to suspend parliament altogether until after the end of October. That had been suggested by some Brexit extremists as a way to ensure that Britain would leave the EU without a deal, by preventing parliament having any further say in the matter. As it is, Mr Johnson’s manipulation of the parliamentary timetable, while it is reprehensible, may paradoxically strengthen the hand of those who want to avoid a no-deal Brexit. If by then Britain appears to be heading towards a no-deal departure, those MPs who represent the majority in parliament and the majority among the people – who are opposed to such a disastrous outcome – must be ready to act in the national interest.
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