‘Parliament only has itself to blame’

I’m sorry but parliament only has itself to blame for where we find ourselves. Parliament legislated for a two year period to negotiate a deal with no deal being the default option. They literally made this law. Parliament then proceeded to vote down multiple times the deal that was put to it despite the EU insisting that it was the only and best deal available and despite the WA being required for whatever type of Brexit transpired, even if ultimately staying in the single market. And they voted it down for their own contrived reasons, and ulterior motives. So once again, it is the members of parliament collectively responsible for where we are today. Ohnoess

‘It will take a strong coalition to fight this outrage’

Now’s the time to stop all tribal warfare – serious times takes a strong coalition to fight this outrage. All parties came together during the second world war, to fight a foreign enemy, we have an internal enemy who has similar thoughts, to destroy the population and its way of life. So everybody should begin by contacting their MP and tell him/her that if you support this situation, you have lost my vote. notgotaclue

‘This is 100% unacceptably anti-democratic’

Even as a leave voter, this is 100% unacceptably anti-democratic. It also drags the Queen into the most divisive of issues, further destabilising our political system. It may be that Johnson traps Corbyn into an election over the Brexit deadline, in which case parliament won’t be sitting. alanww

‘Absolute shambles’

I cannot believe that this is the state of play in a country that was known around the world as a great proponent of democracy. If this goes ahead, by hook or by crook, it gives further credence to (re)forming the constitution and getting rid of the monarchy. Absolute shambles from a cockwomble extraordinaire. Well done, UK. Well done. awaw1283

‘This puts the Queen in an awful position’

Brexiters, with their alleged love of tradition, might want to reflect on the awful position this is putting the Queen in. I’m personally agnostic on the royals, I don’t think they have any significant role in our governance, and they probably attract tourists, so fine I don’t have problem with them. However, if the Queen was drafted in to support this coup, that would be a different story. OldSynner

‘The precedent this would set is abominable’

What an absolute travesty. If a government can’t get parliament to support it the correct route is a general election. The precedent this would set is abominable. GavinlBell

‘Britain has gone from being an out-of-date democracy, to a completely broken one’

If Elizabeth Windsor has any sense, she’ll realise that the game is up. Sitting on her hands is no longer a viable option. It’s quite obvious that during the latter part of her reign, Britain has gone from being an out-of-date democracy, to a completely broken one. Clearly it doesn’t help that it also has a broken government, and a broken opposition, but contagion spreads. That might not be entirely her fault – the media and our politicians have clearly played a significant part – but unless she steps in and prevents Johnson’s destruction of British democracy, she’s going to go down in the history books as the monarch who failed the country. Time for a written constitution, and for the entire political system to be overhauled. BlueThird

‘Democracy is at stake’

What this government is doing is an anti-democratic coup, pure and simple. If the scarcely believable reports this morning are accurate, it will show (i) the weaknesses wrought by lack of a written constitution, and (ii) further evidence (if any were needed) of the utter uselessness of the monarch as any kind of democratic safeguard. Anyone who wondered what defences this country had against an authoritarian executive has their answer. There needs to be legislation and/or a vote of no confidence in the week beginning 3 September. And MPs like Rory Stewart, Gubb, Lee, Letwin and Grieve need to put their money where their mouths are. This is democracy at stake. hendchard11

‘This will rank amongst one of the worst abuses of power in any modern democracy’

Unbelievable is all I can say. The UK is going down the same road as America where one half of the country hates the other half. If this goes ahead and parliament is shut down, it will surely rank amongst one of the worst abuses of power in any modern democracy. You can absolutely kiss the union goodbye with this and the further result of this will be a humbled England that is a vassal state of America. Shocking events at one level and disgusting at another. andrew_arrow