{"id":228969,"date":"2019-09-01T01:50:44","date_gmt":"2019-09-01T05:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=228969"},"modified":"2019-09-01T06:40:49","modified_gmt":"2019-09-01T10:40:49","slug":"crowds-gather-in-uk-cities-to-protest-johnsons-brexit-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/09\/01\/crowds-gather-in-uk-cities-to-protest-johnsons-brexit-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"Crowds gather in UK cities to protest Johnson&#8217;s Brexit plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AnotherEuropeIsPossible\/posts\/2459708180965615?__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARANxIMeQPsDa2JreWoF2Ni0UD_zOHTVz0GPezEbTkweo95wq3tOW_yXwJOWXSM-eixpfn_sA7faJh8uRHbDv5WLRTS8GLsTGZOnF-5Q3OOj5_l2Mat6OzeUpMXJNQh6UfwMcCOAGki30wm_8Ssv9Gw3MkaiU1iXIXIW9VmmObpFFM7pC2-2rEcdmLUxgRttNO3vNh7JnDe7FtoUfnvvH_ksDhvSze6IC6C1DPDYuDRx3zkBahKh616qv9CpvsmafQRWqqwmys2LyGL0XFmz3eIUky6hvFyBdi4X4qrA0WKpN0-CEruak9IH-lvLNv-Gvy5vGrG9kh_a00eEgHAO2oXuBUhw&#038;__tn__=-R<\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><script async=\"1\" defer=\"1\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v4.0\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AnotherEuropeIsPossible\/posts\/2459974494272317?__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARBa2LgkEoXqlOquym24TTaNI_nEZeqpTTjjKcVSIML_KW_KBL4-fA5jTuoo3RCJlIV9jOa_-sVnZzk2ooqf6EH50GrZNgdYG_-4XTPlZQgUg5-9GMk7oIbrlHCCw1ZbI4kr-FQwGrOA6sW89yFRTah5wtNAXEmqF5O5dM-BrX9sAj6CqYPdxzP_TLnmYybr_j0eB4g1EfkCfBhZxkQl13JNTQmUuYPbcb9SQtUZY0Xk6DcWgzadDxjPmHmfcmOeMdukUZubNjfD0z85Egs42KX2J1tJEgfkRJhdSIkpCEqBpXy50fwZrKesDWNEVS8H6KxTzMImSMNrX54bKRt6kkLy7LhG&amp;__tn__=-R\" data-width=\"750\">\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AnotherEuropeIsPossible\/posts\/2459974494272317\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\">\n<p>\u26a1\ufe0f It&#039;s not just London! \u26a1\ufe0fLook at these amazing photos sent to us from Newcastle, Glasgow, Manchester, York and&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AnotherEuropeIsPossible\/\">Another Europe Is Possible<\/a> on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AnotherEuropeIsPossible\/posts\/2459974494272317\">Saturday, August 31, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>LONDON \u2014 Crowds are gathering in London and other major British cities to protest Prime Minister Boris Johnson&#8217;s suspension of Parliament for part of the period before the Brexit deadline in two months.<\/p>\n<p>Several thousand protesters gathered near Johnson&#8217;s residence at 10 Downing Street in central London, while others protested in in Belfast, York and others cities to show determination to block a \u201cno deal\u201d Brexit.<\/p>\n<p>The crowds were galvanized by Johnson&#8217;s decision to shutter Parliament for several weeks when a debate about Brexit plans had been expected.<\/p>\n<p>In London, they chanted: \u201cBoris Johnson, shame on you.\u201d Some carried signs saying: \u201cStop the Coup\u201d in reference to what they say is a move that threatens democracy.<\/p>\n<p>The protests have been organized by the anti-Brexit group Another Europe Is Possible and by Momentum, which is allied with the opposition Labour Party. The group is urging its membership to \u201coccupy bridges and blockade roads.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Organizers say protests are planned in more than 30 locations throughout England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>In Exeter in western England, 55-year-old pharmacist Bridie Walton said she was attending the first demonstration of her life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNobody voted for a dictatorship,\u201d she said, condemning Johnson&#8217;s suspension of Parliament. \u201cThese are the actions of a man who is afraid his arguments will not stand scrutiny.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Johnson&#8217;s plan is also being opposed by some in Parliament who plan to introduce legislation this week to try to prevent a disorderly departure from the European Union.<\/p>\n<p>Their task will be made more difficult if Johnson&#8217;s plan to shut Parliament for part of the time period before the Oct. 31 Brexit deadline is carried out.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson&#8217;s supporters may well be able to delay any proposed legislation from being enacted in time. Tactics could include introducing a variety of amendments that would have to be debated, or the use of filibusters to stall the process.<\/p>\n<p>The shutdown of Parliament is also being challenged in three separate court cases scheduled to be heard next week.<\/p>\n<p>The prime minister, who helped lead the successful Brexit referendum campaign, says his government is actively pursuing a new deal with EU leaders and claims opposition to his policy will make it harder to wring concessions from Europe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AnotherEuropeIsPossible\/posts\/2459708180965615?__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARANxIMeQPsDa2JreWoF2Ni0UD_zOHTVz0GPezEbTkweo95wq3tOW_yXwJOWXSM-eixpfn_sA7faJh8uRHbDv5WLRTS8GLsTGZOnF-5Q3OOj5_l2Mat6OzeUpMXJNQh6UfwMcCOAGki30wm_8Ssv9Gw3MkaiU1iXIXIW9VmmObpFFM7pC2-2rEcdmLUxgRttNO3vNh7JnDe7FtoUfnvvH_ksDhvSze6IC6C1DPDYuDRx3zkBahKh616qv9CpvsmafQRWqqwmys2LyGL0XFmz3eIUky6hvFyBdi4X4qrA0WKpN0-CEruak9IH-lvLNv-Gvy5vGrG9kh_a00eEgHAO2oXuBUhw&#038;__tn__=-R \u26a1\ufe0f It&#039;s not just London! \u26a1\ufe0fLook at these amazing photos sent to us from Newcastle, Glasgow, Manchester, York and&#8230; &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":228970,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54365,16,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-228969","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-instagram","category-news","category-news-w","mauthors-gregory-katz","mauthors-the-associated-press"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228969","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=228969"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228969\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":228971,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228969\/revisions\/228971"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/228970"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=228969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=228969"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=228969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}