EU Concerned on U.K. Democracy After ‘Strange’ Parliament Move
- European politicians warn suspension will cut off debate...
- ...while U.K. foreign secretary says the charge is ‘nonsense’
Boris Johnson speaks inside Downing Street on Aug. 30.
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European Union politicians expressed concern about the democratic legitimacy of Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend Parliament for five weeks, signaling the move could harm the U.K.’s bid for changes to the Brexit deal.
With the British House of Commons set to reconvene on Tuesday after its summer break, Luxembourg’s Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn said the plan to suspend proceedings the following week until Oct. 14 was “strange.”