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Several thousand people participated in dozens of demonstrations on Saturday to denounce the "coup d'etat" of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, following his decision to suspend Parliament in the final stretch before Brexit.

From Manchester in northwestern England to Edinburgh in Scotland, through Belfast in Northern Ireland, the anti-rexit organization "Another Europe is Possible" (another possible Europe) called more than thirty concentrations under the slogan "Stop the coup State".

The major began at noon in London, in front of the residence of the Prime Minister on Downing Street, where a crowd chanted "Boris Johnson, shame!", Waving European flags.

On the banners you could read slogans such as "Democrats do not gag democracy" "Wake up, United Kingdom!" Or "Welcome to Germany in 1933 ".

"Boris Johnson should not decide on what happens to Brexit. He has deprived Parliament of the power of decision, which is not democratic," said Bernard Hurley, a 71-year-old anti-Brexit.

The concentration was briefly disturbed when a dozen men with a shaved head adorned with the British national flag broke into the crowd, escorted by the police, shouting "What do we want? The Brexit! When do we want it? Now ! "

A "fair" decision

The Momentum movement, the most left wing of the opposition Labor Party, called to "occupy the bridges and block the roads."

The organizers said they expected "hundreds of thousands" of participants. British police did not disclose figures.

Conservative Johnson's decision to suspend parliament between the second week of September and October 14, two weeks before Brexit, sparked a wave of outrage in the country.

In the United Kingdom, the prime minister has the right to do so, and he usually does so during the annual congress season of political parties in September.

But the bad choice of the moment - with the Brexit planned on October 31 - and the long duration of five weeks led Johnson's adversaries to denounce a maneuver to prevent them from blocking a brutal exit from the EU.

The prime minister threatens a hard Brexit if he fails to reach an agreement with Brussels on the conditions of departure. But he justified his decision to suspend the parliament by stating that he wanted to elaborate and present his legislative program, after he came to power at the end of July.

For Finance Minister Sajid Javid, asked on Saturday at the BBC, it is a "fair" decision that allows the executive to focus "on people's priorities." On Wednesday he will present his budget priorities.

Intense political week

These demonstrations foreshadow an intense political week in London, where parliament returns to work on Tuesday . Three legal actions were launched against the suspension and the deputies will try to legislate to avoid a Brexit without agreement.

It also contemplates the possibility of a motion of censure against the government , which only has a majority vote with the support of the 10 deputies of the ultraconservative Norwegian party DUP.

Johnson, who on Friday warned his adversaries of the "damage" that would cause political legitimacy to prevent Brexit in October, had also announced the eve of an acceleration of contacts between British and European negotiators in September.

The objective is to find a solution to the most thorny issue: the Irish safeguard, provided for in the Withdrawal Treaty signed by Theresa May with the EU, to avoid a return of the border on the island of Ireland.

A new demonstration is scheduled on Tuesday in London, while Scotland's highest civil court will examine a lawsuit filed by pro-European deputies against the suspension, having refused to do so in urgent proceedings on Friday.

Former Conservative Prime Minister John Major joined another complaint, initiated by businesswoman and anti-rexit activist Gina Miller, whose hearing is scheduled for September 5 in London.

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