LONDON —Prime Minister Boris Johnson has asked Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday to delay opening the parliament, effectively robbing the opposition of time to thwart a no-deal Brexit and prompting howls of outrage from lawmakers.
Britain is expected to leave the European Union on Oct. 31.
Yvette Cooper, a Labour lawmaker, said:
“Boris Johnson is trying to use the Queen to concentrate power in his own hands — this is a deeply dangerous and irresponsible way to govern.”
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