国际英语资讯:Thousands gather across Britain to protest against PMs announcement to suspend Parliament_时事

国际英语资讯:Thousands gather across Britain to protest against PMs announcement to suspend Parliament

LONDON, Aug. 28 -- Thousands of people gathered in city squares across Britain Wednesday night to protest against Prime Minister Boris Johnson's announcement he is to suspend the House of Commons.

Protestors, waving banners, accused Johnson of staging a political coup.

Opponents of Johnson claimed his decision, sanctioned by Queen Elizabeth, is a move deliberately aimed at curtailing the ability of MPs to stop him from taking Britain out of the European Union on Oct. 31 without a deal.

国际英语资讯:Thousands gather across Britain to protest against PMs announcement to suspend Parliament1

The suspension of parliament, known as prorogation will start just days after MPs return Tuesday to Parliament after their summer recess. The new parliamentary session will begin on Oct. 14.

A number of opposition MPs have written to the Palace to ask for an audience with the Queen to plead for the suspension plan to be overturned, according to social media messages Wednesday night.

As a public petition to parliament headed towards a million names, people gathered in London and in major provincial cities to protest at the move.

In Manchester's Albert Square, hundreds of protestors chanted "stop the coup" in one of the many quickly arranged protests.

The decision to suspend the British Parliament means the seat of government will essentially shut its doors until Oct. 14 when the British monarch will deliver the Queen's speech to kick-start a new session of parliament.

Although there will only be two weeks until Brexit day, Johnson insisted in Downing Street Wednesday that politicians will have enough time to debate Britain's future in the EU.