Boris Johnson has requested a five-week suspension on parliament which has been granted by The Queen. As more than a million people have signed a petition to block the Prime Minister’s plans, MPs Jacob Rees-Mogg and Barry Gardiner discuss the suspension and how it will affect Brexit negotiations.
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It is time we ignored these poseurs and demanded policies grounded in common sense, not luxury fantasies. New Zealand deserves better than being guinea pigs for the well-connected’s whims.
Jihadist attacks are followed not by sober engagement but by a sequence of shock, condemnation and symbolic reassurance. Leaders urge unity, we’re prompted not to ‘look back in anger’, candles are lit, teddy bears are hugged and attention is steered firmly away from questions of causation.
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