Thousands of people in cities across the UK have taken part in protests against Boris Johnson's plans to suspend parliament
for up to five weeks ahead of the 31 October Brexit deadline.
Parliament will be prorogued in the week beginning 9 September until 14 October - the day of the Queen's Speech. Mr Johnson's opponents have claimed the move was aimed at reducing Commons debating time to restrict MPs' ability to block a no-deal Brexit.Asked if he was denying opposition MPs the time to stop a no-deal withdrawal from the European Union, the prime minister earlier this week said:"No, that is completely untrue.
"We are bringing forward a new legislative programme on crime, hospitals, making sure we have the education funding we need." He added there would be"ample time" for MPs to debate Brexit both before and after a"crucial" Brussels summit of EU leaders on 17 October.
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