Brexit Watch: Why The Move To Suspend U.K. Parliament Matters
A legislative recess may sound ho-hum, but the news was a shock. Here's a quick look at what happened, why it matters and what comes next.
Even by the standards of the Brexit era, this has been an extraordinarily turbulent week for the United Kingdom.
Queen Elizabeth II agreed to grant Prime Minister Boris Johnson's request to suspend Parliament, just as legislators are rising to block his threat to crash the country out of the European Union.
A legislative recess may sound ho-hum, but was a shock. It appeared to set Britain up to quit the EU on Oct. 31 without first agreeing on terms of the divorce — a "no-deal Brexit," which analysts say would damage the economies of the
