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URGENT: Boris Johnson wants to shut down parliament to force through a catastrophic no deal Brexit. This is an unprecedented and unconstitutional abuse of power by an Eton-educated millionaire. Sign the petition to stop Johnson and stop no deal

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A grassroots movement, by and for the people, sees an unelected authoritarian attempt a coup. Response: "Sign our strongly worded letter of condemnation, delivered to nobody in particular!"

If they weren't laughing already, they have no reason not to start now.

On the bright side, the English crown is unlikely to survive the next decade now.

Whether the queen ratifies this proposal or denies it, she is wielding power. The core fiction of modern constitutional monarchy is that the monarch's role is purely ceremonial.