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Thousands expected to hit London's streets to protest Johnson's move to prorogue Parliament - VIDEO

31 August 2019 13:49 (UTC +04:00)

Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to gather this Saturday in London to protest against Boris Johnson's decision to prorogue the UK parliament for a month, APA reports citing Sputnik.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has called on people to hit the streets as more than 80 demonstrations have already been planned for Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle, Bristol, Glasgow and Swansea.

“The public outrage at Boris Johnson shutting down democracy has been deafening. People are right to take to the streets – and I encourage everyone to join the demonstrations in London and across the country tomorrow,” Corbyn said.

Critics have accused Johnson of an attempt to violate democratic processes as his move will impede lawmakers' attempts to bring forward legislation to prevent a no-deal Brexit scenario.

“Boris Johnson is trying to shut down our democracy so that he can deliver on his Brexit agenda. We can’t just rely on the courts or parliamentary process to save the day. We all have a duty to stand up and be counted,” a statement published on Facebook page of 'Stop the coup, defend democracy' event says.