INSTANT VIEW-UK's Johnson plan to restrict parliamentary time before Brexit

Britain's government will seek to extend the period during which parliament does not normally sit, shutting it for around a month until Oct. 14, as part of a drive to prevent politicians from derailing its Brexit plan, the BBC reported. Reaction:

JAMES CLEVERLY, CHAIRMAN OF THE GOVERNING CONSERVATIVE PARTY "Or to put it another way: Government to hold a Queen's Speech, just as all new Governments do."

TOM WATSON, DEPUTY LEADER OF THE MAIN OPPOSITION LABOUR PARTY "We do not have a 'new government'. This action is an utterly scandalous affront to our democracy. We cannot let this happen."

NICOLA STURGEON, SCOTLAND'S FIRST MINISTER "So it seems that Boris Johnson may actually be about to shut down Parliament to force through a no-deal Brexit. Unless MPs come together to stop him next week, today will go down in history as a dark one indeed for UK democracy."

YVETTE COOPER, SENIOR BACKBENCH LABOUR LAWMAKER "Boris Johnson is trying to use the Queen to concentrate power in his own hands - this is a deeply dangerous and irresponsible way to govern."

TOM BRAKE, BREXIT SPOKESMAN FOR PRO-EU LIBERAL DEMOCRAT PARTY "If BBC News are correct @BorisJohnson's just thrown down the gauntlet to Parliamentary democracy. The mother of all Parliaments will not allow him to shut the #PeoplesParliament out of the biggest decision facing our country. His declaration of war will be met with an iron fist."

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