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'Stop the coup': nationwide protests as Boris Johnson suspends parliament
- Published_at:2019-08-28
- Category:News & Politics
- Channel:Guardian News
- tags: protests protest stop the coup stop the coup protest boris johnson protest parliament suspension protest london manchester endinburgh birmingham cardiff bristol democracy boris johnson politics boris johnson news johnson brexit no deal no deal brexit brexit news brexit 2019 brexit deal brexit no deal parliament proroguing parliament suspend parliament world queen's speech european union 2019 uk
- description: Protesters across the UK took to the streets to demonstrate against the Queen’s approval to prorogue parliament on the request of the prime minister. Boris Johnson confirmed the government will suspend parliament in September with a Queen’s speech on 14 October, which would drastically reduce MPs’ ability to influence changes to the Brexit deal or seek a delay. Guardian columnist Owen Jones, who helped organised the 'Stop the Coup' demonstration, told crowds: 'Our democracy was not given to us as an act of generosity ... it was won through the struggle of our ancestors ... and we will not let it be usurped ...' Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Follow the day’s political developments – live ► https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2019/aug/28/spending-review-set-for-next-week-fuels-election-speculation-live Support the Guardian ► https://support.theguardian.com/contribute Today in Focus podcast ► https://www.theguardian.com/news/series/todayinfocus The Guardian YouTube network: The Guardian ► http://www.youtube.com/theguardian Owen Jones talks ► http://bit.ly/subsowenjones Guardian Football ► http://is.gd/guardianfootball Guardian Sport ► http://bit.ly/GDNsport Guardian Culture ► http://is.gd/guardianculture
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