A MOVE to suspend Parliament has been called “disgraceful” and “anti-democratic” by SDLP leader Colum Eastwood.
On Wednesday, news broke that the government will ask the Queen to suspend Parliament in September.
This will make way for Boris Johnson’s new administration to hold a Queen’s Speech – laying out the government’s plans – on 14 October.
On Tuesday, opposition parties at Westminster agreed to work together to avoid a no-deal Brexit on 31 October.
If Parliament is suspended, MPs are unlikely to have time to pass any laws that could stop the prime minister taking the UK out of the EU without a deal.
Tweeted the Foyle MLA: “Disgraceful, anti-democratic move from Boris Johnson.
“He seems determined to destroy the Good Friday Agreement and ignore his own country’s elected representatives.
“Some precious union.”
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