'Stop the coup': Protests across UK over Johnson's suspension of parliament

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Source: The Guardian



Last modified on Wed 28 Aug 2019 16.54 EDT


Nationwide protests as Boris Johnson suspends parliament – video

Within hours of Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend parliament, impromptu protests were being held in major city centres across the country, including in front of the Palace of Westminster in central London.

Demonstrations were scheduled to be held from late afternoon onwards in areas including Manchester, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Birmingham, Liverpool, Bristol, Cambridge, Brighton, Durham, Milton Keynes and Chester.


The demonstrators described the move to suspend parliament as a coup and called for Johnson to resign. At one point, the traffic at Downing Street was at a standstill as protesters chanted “save our democracy, stop the coup” and sang “No one voted for Boris”..........................

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/aug/28/protests-sparked-by-boris-johnsons-plan-to-suspend-parliament

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whow. These protesters were out on the streets within HOURS of the Queen suspending Parliament.


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Organisers say in London thousands marched from Commons Green towards Downing Street


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In the UK, a move to suspend Parliament by Prime Minister Boris Johnson (the "British Trump&quot --in an attempt to facilitate Brexit--triggers massive spontaneous protests. Chants of #StopTheCoup.

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[FirstLight]

1. What will it take

For this to happen here?

I'm really beginning to think that I might need to have an exit strategy in place...if Trump steals the next election, we are more than screwed...

But then again, as the planet boils, where is there to go?

[bucolic_frolic]

2. What

country would accept Americans? Put equal time into the hunker down plan.

[FirstLight]

3. Right?

Though it looks like Ireland and Canada might be open to "Trump-refugees"

Maybe Iceland?

[The Liberal Lion]

9. I already left

Moved to Belize very early on.

[Jedi Guy]

12. I can't claim to have foreseen the rise of Trump...

But I'm very, very glad my wife and I chose to have me move to Canada rather than have her move to the States. In hindsight, that was most definitely the right choice.

That said, it's been excruciatingly embarrassing to be an American living abroad ever since he took office.

[JI7]

5. we do have protests but the US is much larger so protests

are spread across the country in different cities.

[barbtries]

6. 21Sep2019

in DC and hopefully near you.

https://wethepeoplemarch.org/

https://www.facebook.com/events/461490171371500/473949243458926/?notif_t=admin_plan_mall_activity&notif_id=1566930029905077

[BigmanPigman]

13. Yes, I am going to the one in San Diego...

if my health holds up. I have had to skip the last three protests since my health is finally limiting my activities and I am really pissed off about this. I will post this under Activist Headquarters. There are about 50 marches already set up...one month ahead of the march.

RESIST! Persist! Peace.

[onetexan]

8. if he steals the election again we will need to resort to "storming the Bastille" and take back our

democracy. It's this dire. Only we can save the US from this lunatic.

[The Liberal Lion]

10. We should already be doing it.

But then again I already left the country, so perhaps I'm using "we" too loosely.

[BigmanPigman]

14. The next nationwide protest is Sept 21st.

It is posted under Activist Headquarters...

https://wethepeoplemarch.org/solidarity-marches/

[jpak]

4. Too fucking late

Where were they when Brexit was approved by UK voters?

[Haggis for Breakfast]

7. I suggest people take a second look at "the vote"

and examine everything that went on pursuant to it, including the lies people were told, the propaganda they were fed, AND the Russian intervention . . .

[The Liberal Lion]

11. Seeing these tweets

brought this soundtrack to my head: