{UAH} I’ll stop Johnson: Labour leader Corbyn aims to make Boris Johnson’s Commons shutdown illegal
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JEREMY CORBYN has vowed to fight to prevent Boris Johnson from suspending parliament — accusing him of a 'smash-and-grab raid against democracy'.
The Labour leader said he would try to get new laws through the Commons to thwart both the temporary shutdown and a no-deal Brexit, when MPs return from their summer break on Tuesday.
It came after Jacob Rees-Mogg threw down the gauntlet, telling critics of Mr Johnson to show some 'gumption'. The Commons leader said the suspension was 'completely constitutional and proper' and dismissed the row about it as a 'candyfloss of outrage'. He added: 'All these people who are wailing and gnashing of teeth know that there are two ways of doing what they want to do.
'One is to change the government and the other is to change the law. If they do either of those, that will have an effect.
'If they don't have either the courage or the gumption to do either of those, we will leave the EU on October 31 in accordance with the referendum result.'
The Brexiteer also hit out yesterday at Commons speaker John Bercow, who said the suspension was an 'offence against the democratic process' after the Queen backed it on Wednesday.
'Out of order': Jacob-Rees Mogg said John Bercow (below) was wrong to denounce the suspension PICTURES: PA/GETTY
Mr Rees-Mogg told the BBC: 'What he said was not directed by the House and therefore must be said in a personal capacity, not as Mr Speaker. It was the most constitutionally improper thing that happened yesterday.' The PM intends to prorogue parliament from as early as September 9.
He says he wants a break to devise a programme of new legislation that will be unveiled in a Queen's speech when MPs are allowed back on October 14.
But critics say it is a ploy to sideline MPs as he fights to secure Brexit come what may. Campaigners from groups including the pro-Corbyn Momentum plan 'stop the coup' protests across the country tomorrow.
They have called on supporters to block roads and occupy other public spaces.
Grave concerns: Protester in Boris mask at gates of Downing Street PICTURE: GETTYLast night, Mr Johnson was urged to scrap the suspension or put it to a Commons vote, in a joint statement from Labour, the SNP, the Lib Dems, Plaid Cymru, the Green Party and The Independent Group for Change.
And Mr Corbyn expressed hope that he would succeed in stopping the shutdown, saying: 'We believe we can do it — otherwise we wouldn't be trying.'
Meanwhile, Lord Young of Cookham resigned the Tory whip in the House of Lords, saying he was 'very unhappy' with the decision to prorogue.
David Lidington, who was Theresa May's deputy, said he disagreed 'very strongly' with the shutdown. Veteran Tory Ken Clarke likened Mr Johnson to a 'petty dictator' and said he would be willing to serve under Mr Corbyn in a caretaker government.
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