Chaos in the Commons as parliament is suspended to chants of 'shame on you'

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Published 2019-09-10

As House of Commons Speaker John Bercow tried to suspend parliament on Monday night, well after midnight, a brief scuffle broke out near his chair as opposition lawmakers tried to stop him leaving his seat in protest at the prorogation. 'This is not a normal prorogation,' Bercow said. 'It is not typical, it is not standard. It is one of the longest for decades and it represents not just in the minds of some colleagues but huge numbers of people outside, an act of executive fiat,' he told a raucous chamber. As Conservative MPs filed out of the Commons, opposition MPs booed and cried out ‘shame on you’.
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All Comments (21)

@guardiannews 4 years ago

Brexit: chants of 'shame' as suspension of parliament descends into chaos ► www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/sep/10/brexit-ch…
@theeverchosen1504 4 years ago

Wish I could go on paid leave until October...
@SS-rp6ws 4 years ago

I'll be using 'Flying flamingo' from now on instead of swearing😂
@patricksullivan7140 1 year ago

I'm an American. I've always been quite intrigued with how these folks do things. It is very entertaining
@nancy1692 4 years ago

"I DON'T GIVE A FLYING FLAMINGO" I'll definitely be using that instead of swearing 😂😂
@tyronerodgers 4 years ago

What the hell is this medieval circus?
@maxdeath3377 4 years ago

I love how broken our government is
@tysmi04 4 years ago

I've seen school children with more sensible manners than these lot.
@janetdowdall8372 4 years ago

They should all have their salaries reviewed
@paul-c7541 4 years ago

Goodness me, these are some of the people running our country, we the public are been screwed daily
@NewsYourViews 4 years ago

You can see why nothing gets done.
@MattSpenoo 4 years ago

I think everyone in the House of Commons needs to learn about this word called "compromise" because neither side seem to understand it
@KR3WNYN3 4 years ago

Hahahaha "honourable house" hahahahahahahahaha
@TheLewisLegend 4 years ago

Not as if they had 3 years to sort it out or anything Not as if they could have voted for a 2 week summer break instead of 6
@janecarney3492 4 years ago

Shocking to read the comments and see people not phased by the fact a non elected leader is dismissing an elected body to avoid checks and balances, in order to push through an unpopular no deal
@rongablue 4 years ago

They are making a laughing stock of this nation. Disgraceful!
@mikeoxmaul9386 4 years ago

Tax money hard at work...yay Edit: (insert thanks for likes that mean nothing in real life comment)
@lordPix3lUK 4 years ago

Embarrassing
@bradb1959 4 years ago

getting paid for a couple weeks break and sing in the commons, why shouldn't I just be a mp
@ReTro1988x 4 years ago

It has literally turned into a muppet musical