The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom was able to successfully suspend parliament at the end of August and they won’t be allowed to sit again until the 14th of October. The whole idea behind this is to limit the amount of time the government has to openly debate the topic surrounding Brexit (according to his opponents). However, Mr. Johnson called for the suspension to give way for the Queen’s speech which is an annual event which allows for a new session of parliament to begin.

On the 23rd of June 2016, 51.9% of the United Kingdom’s population voted in favor of leaving the European Union for several reasons. Many individuals felt like the European Union was taking advantage of the UK and that we were losing a lot of money to an unelected system which was joined back in 1973. Both campaigns were poorly led and there was always a high amount of controversy surrounding the debates. The remain campaign would often use the term “project fear” which was designed to influence voters to stay in the UK. The purpose behind project fear was to convince the UK people that leaving the EU would be a disaster and there would be a large amount of uncertainty. They also threatened that many people would lose their jobs and that the economy would come to a crashing halt. With all these claims, many people were in fear of what may happen if the UK was to pull itself out of the UK. Under the initial leadership of Theresa May, a great deal wasn’t achieved and the controversy continued to grow higher and higher. Until recently, where the controversy escalated when Boris Johnson took over as the new leader of the conservative party.

The issue of Brexit has been surrounding the UK media for a very long time and there hasn’t been a day without the word ‘Brexit’ on the news. In an article written recently by CNN, Bercow was quoted saying “Shutting down Parliament would be an offense against the democratic process and the rights of Parliamentarians as the people’s elected representatives”. This implies that shutting down parliament would be an undemocratic offense as parliament can’t debate the terms. It is understood that Boris wants to leave the EU on the previously set date of October 31st and wouldn’t mind doing so with a ‘no-deal Brexit’. A no-deal Brexit would consist of the UK leaving the EU without a set trade deal or anything at all established between the UK and the countries which currently exist in the EU. This means the UK would be more likely to establish itself into the WTO where trade is very effective. The controversy exists as the UK government voted to leave the EU, however, it is equally undemocratic to not grant the wishes of the UK people when the vote was put out to them.

However, Mr. Johnson continues to try to push for Brexit even though he can potentially face “face legal action for flouting it,” according to BBC news. Members of parliament are accusing Johnson of attempting to break the law by suspending parliament due to the undemocratic nature of the act. To add to this, there is a deadlock established in the commons due to the fact no party holds a majority share of seats. For the prime minister to get his way with Brexit, he will need to hold a majority of the seats in the commons which calls for a “snap election,” as quoted by the BBC. A snap election is where a general election is held to see who holds a majority of seats in the commons to establish themselves as leaders of the United Kingdom. The Times (an English news source) gathered the information that only “one in three voters backs a snap general election before Brexit,” which doesn’t stead in good stead for the leader of the conservative party. If they were to achieve the majority vote, the PM would have a great chance of achieving a no-deal Brexit. The controversy will continue to rise as the date set becomes closer and closer. For now, the future for Brexit is very unclear.