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Johnson accused of behaving like a dictator
Queen rubber stamps the unelected Prime Minister's request to suspend Parliament
A man in a giant Boris Johnson ‘head’ digs a grave at the foot of a pretend tombstone outside Downing Street

OPPOSITION leaders accused Boris Johnson of behaving like a dictator and conducting a “smash-and-grab on our democracy” today after the Queen rubber-stamped his request to suspend Parliament for more than a month.

As the Morning Star went to print, swathes of People’s Assembly and Momentum activists were heading to a protest in Parliament Square while a series of emergency “stop the coup” rallies were kicking off in cities across Britain.

The Prime Minister’s unprecedented move will mean MPs have even less time to enact cross-party legislation to prevent a no-deal Brexit once Parliament re-opens next week.

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