Opposition to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's move to suspend Parliament intensified Thursday, with the head of the Labour Party vowing "to politically stop him" from pushing through a chaotic no-deal Brexit.
Johnson's tactic gave lawmakers little time to prevent Britain from crashing out of the European Union without an agreement on October 31.
But a backlash to the maneuver has unified the disparate political opposition, bringing protests, legal action and a petition with more than 1 million signatures.
The confrontation is almost certain to increase next week when lawmakers return from their summer recess for a brief session.
They are pledging to challenge what Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has called Johnson's "smash-and-grab raid against our democracy."
"We believe we can do it."
Outside the House of Commons, lawmakers giving interviews had to speak over chants of "Stop the coup! Stop the coup!"
Senior Conservative lawmaker Ken Clarke was among those describing the suspension of Parliament as "absurd."
"I hope it will bring together the sensible majority of Parliament who will find some alternative."
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