Britain is becoming a Banana State

Thousands of anti-austerity protesters have taken to the streets of London to demonstrate against un-elected Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend Parliament until two weeks before Brexit zero-hour.

Chanting “shame on you, Boris Johnson,” anti-Brexit activists congregated outside 10 Downing Street.

Shadow Home Secretary Dianne Abbott addressed the crowds outside Johnson’s residence, telling them “before too long Jeremy Corbyn will be in 10 Downing Street and Boris will be gone.”

In addition to the demonstrations in London, protests are planned in several other UK cities, including York, Bristol, Belfast, Birmingham, Manchester.

But also Liverpool, Glasgow, Swansea, Leeds, and Aberdeen. Further afield, aggrieved remainers are expected to stage demonstrations in Amsterdam and Berlin.

With the blessing of Queen Elizabeth II, Parliament will be suspended from early next month until October 14, denying MP’s the opportunity to debate and draft anti-no-deal and anti-Brexit legislation until two weeks before Johnson’s deadline of October 31.

The new PM has vowed to pull Britain out of the European Union by Halloween, whether EU leaders change the terms of their deal or not.

While Parliament is usually suspended for several weeks in Autumn, protesters have lashed out at Johnson for choosing to do so at a pivotal time for the country, and against the wishes of the public.

More than a million Britons signed a petition against the recess, and just over 25% of the country supports the move, according to a poll from YouGov.

Protest groups organized under the banner ‘stop the coup’, and claimed that by bypassing Parliament, Johnson set “a dangerous precedent.”

Brexiteers, meanwhile, have argued that the 2016 decision to leave the EU was a democratic one, and accused the protesters themselves of attempting to subvert democracy.

RT. com / ABC Flash Point UK News 2019.