Brexit chaos: what the rest of the world is saying

Foreign critics say ‘Boris the Menace’ is setting dangerous precedent that threatens democracy

MPs protest prorogation
MPs in the Commons protesting against prorogation 
(Image credit: Clive Lewis MP/Twitter)

Westminster has descended into chaos over the past week, with MPs holding signs that read “silenced” protesting in the House of Commons early on Tuesday following the suspension of Parliament.

The shutdown came after Boris Johnson suffered his sixth parliamentary defeat in as many days, with MPs voting to block a snap election and no-deal Brexit and to make No. 10 publish the Government’s secret plans for crashing out of the EU without an agreement.

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