Emergency Brexit

Britain’s PM suspends Parliament so he can force through his Brexit vision Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson, a man elected with the support of just 0.13 percent of the British population, has suspended Parliament for almost a month ahead of the October 31st Brexit deadline, sharply reducing the amount of time available to members (MPs) hoping to block a no-deal scenario. In a letter to Conservative MPs on Wednesday, Johnson said he has asked Queen Elizabeth II to end the current session of Parliament during the second week of September and to have it resume five weeks later, on October 14th. On that date, the Queen will deliver a speech laying out what Johnson has called a “bold and ambitious domestic legislative agenda for the renewal of our country after Brexit.” The Queen approved the suspension Wednesday afternoon British time. “There will be a significant Brexit legislative programme to get through,” Johnson wrote in his letter. “But that should be no excuse for a lack of ambition!” [READ MORE]( [The candidate wanted her town to stay ‘as white as possible.’ Now she’s out of the race.]( [READ MORE]( [Taylor Swift reminded us that the Equality Act would bolster LGBTQ rights]( [READ MORE]( [Trump takes money from FEMA for border wall with Puerto Rico set for major storm]( [READ MORE]( [GOP woman running for House says social issues no longer matter]( [READ MORE]( [Trump moves to allow logging in the world’s largest intact temperate rainforest]( [READ MORE]( CAPAF | ThinkProgress Center for American Progress Action Fund 1333 H Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 United States This email was sent to{EMAIL}. [unsubscribe](