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The Queen said yes at the request of Boris Johnson: the British Parliament will suspend its work until 14 October. That's fifteen days before the planned Brexit date. Fury of the opposition, who speaks of force and accuses Boris Johnson of wanting to silence the deputies to obtain his Brexit without agreement.
The suspension of the Parliament , it is the flight ahead of an illegitimate Prime Minister, accuses the opposition which bombards Boris Johnson . A crossfire led by the Liberal Democratic Party, the pro-European training of MP Jo Swinson.
" Boris Johnson said he would be king of the world, Jo Swinson gets angry. But this is not the case. He is Prime Minister, and he should act in the interest of the Nation. Instead, he tries to forcibly obtain a Brexit without agreement on the back of the British population. It's anti-democratic. It is a policy for which the country has not voted and a Prime Minister who has not been elected by the people . "
The motion of censure, only weapon of the opposition
Not only does the Prime Minister attack Parliament, but in addition, only members of the Conservative Party voted for him in an internal election, recalls our correspondent in London, Elodie Goulesque . How can he afford this suspension, asks Green Party MP Caroline Lucas.
" It is obvious that Boris Johnson is in the process of committing a constitutional coup, there is no other word," she said. No one should forget that the Prime Minister has only an ultra-thin majority in Parliament. He has one seat in advance, he was elected by 0.1% of the population and he has a policy for which he has absolutely no mandate. "
The only constitutional weapon of the opposition is the motion of censure. Labor Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has already promised to use it as soon as possible.
Conservatives divided
In Britain, for months, parliamentary democracy has been praised. But the new prime minister seems to want to go beyond this tradition. This announcement divides within the Conservative Party itself. Ruth Davidson, the leader of the Tories in Scotland is about to resign.
However, anger goes beyond the political class. Protesters gathered in Westminster on Wednesday and shouted " Stop Brexit! In front of Parliament. More rallies are planned this Thursday, August 29th.
Boris Johnson " surfs on British nationalism "
After this announcement punch Boris Johnson, if the risk of "no deal" increases, that of a general election too. How to explain this decision? Either the head of government believes in a " no deal " and wants to keep his promise to leave the European Union on October 31. Either he wants to put pressure on the European Union and get potential concessions from Brussels.
" What Boris Johnson is trying to do is pretend he's the voice of the people," political analyst Sophie Heine said. And so obviously it's populism in the worst sense of the word, because it includes a strong demagoguery. This fits very well with the political personality of Boris Johnson. It aspires to power, to stay there, even to use measures that may call into question the very foundations of British parliamentary democracy. "
Risky strategy
Will this strategy win for Boris Johnson? Yes and no, answers Sophie Heine. The head of government not only " makes the voice of the people ", but it " surfs on the British nationalism that has the wind in the sand since the referendum. There are quite a few studies showing a rise in europhobia and xenophobia in general. And Boris Johnson has been the champion of the pride of the United Kingdom, vis-à-vis Europeans and the world. "
" Of course," says the political scientist, " this may be a short- and medium-term political win for Boris Johnson, and perhaps for his party as well. But would that be a winning strategy for the country ? That's another question. "
The United Kingdom has never been in such confusion with Brexit, but also with its democracy.