UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's controversial plans to suspend the country's Parliament has not gone down well with actor Hugh Grant.&nbsp; 
 
Grant on Wednesday branded the Britain PM as "an over-promoted rubber bath toy" on Twitter in a long rant which has garnered over 76,000 retweets so far.&nbsp; 
 
"You will not f*** with my children’s future," he wrote, quote-tweeting a video of Johnson explaining his plans. "You will not destroy the freedoms my grandfather fought two world wars to defend. 
 
"F*** off you over-promoted rubber bath toy. Britain is revolted by you and you little gang of masturbatory prefects,"the actor tweeted.

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Johnson`s controversial demand to suspend Parliament prompted widespread criticism among his MPs, especially Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow who called the Prime Minister`s manoeuvrings a "constitutional outrage." 
 
"Shutting down Parliament would be an offence against the democratic process and the rights of Parliamentarians as the people`s elected representatives," the speaker added. 
 
During a televised interview on Wednesday, Johnson denied that he was seeking to prevent the Parliament from limiting his Brexit plans." 
 
In a letter to lawmakers, the Prime Minister said that the Parliament "will have the opportunity to debate the Government`s overall program, and approach to Brexit, in the run-up to EU Council, and then vote on this on 21 and 22 October, once we know the outcome of the Council."Johnson is demanding that the EU reopens the Brexit agreement, which European leaders have been reluctant to do.&nbsp;

The criticism has not impacted Johnson's decision though as on Wednesday Queen Elizabeth II approved his request to suspend the British Parliament for five weeks from mid-September, shortening the time available to lawmakers to block a no-deal Brexit just weeks before the deadline of October 31. The suspension will begin no sooner than Monday (September 9) and no later than Thursday (September 12) and last until October 14.&nbsp;

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's controversial plans to suspend the country's Parliament has not gone down well with actor Hugh Grant. Grant on Wednesday branded the Britain PM as "an over-promoted rubber bath toy" on Twitter in a long rant which has garnered over 76,000 retweets so far.

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's controversial plans to suspend the country's Parliament has not gone down well with actor Hugh Grant. Grant on Wednesday branded the Britain PM as "an over-promoted rubber bath toy" on Twitter in a long rant which has garnered over 76,000 retweets so far. "You will not f*** with my children’s future," he wrote, quote-tweeting a video of Johnson explaining his plans. "You will not destroy the freedoms my grandfather fought two world wars to defend. "F*** off you over-promoted rubber bath toy. Britain is revolted by you and you little gang of masturbatory prefects,"the actor tweeted. You will not fuck with my children’s future. You will not destroy the freedoms my grandfather fought two world wars to defend. Fuck off you over-promoted rubber bath toy. Britain is revolted by you and you little gang of masturbatory prefects. https://t.co/Oc0xwLI6dI — Hugh Grant (@HackedOffHugh) August 28, 2019 × Johnson`s controversial demand to suspend Parliament prompted widespread criticism among his MPs, especially Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow who called the Prime Minister`s manoeuvrings a "constitutional outrage." "Shutting down Parliament would be an offence against the democratic process and the rights of Parliamentarians as the people`s elected representatives," the speaker added. During a televised interview on Wednesday, Johnson denied that he was seeking to prevent the Parliament from limiting his Brexit plans." In a letter to lawmakers, the Prime Minister said that the Parliament "will have the opportunity to debate the Government`s overall program, and approach to Brexit, in the run-up to EU Council, and then vote on this on 21 and 22 October, once we know the outcome of the Council."Johnson is demanding that the EU reopens the Brexit agreement, which European leaders have been reluctant to do. The criticism has not impacted Johnson's decision though as on Wednesday Queen Elizabeth II approved his request to suspend the British Parliament for five weeks from mid-September, shortening the time available to lawmakers to block a no-deal Brexit just weeks before the deadline of October 31. The suspension will begin no sooner than Monday (September 9) and no later than Thursday (September 12) and last until October 14.

Hugh Grant slams Boris Johnson over his decision to suspend British Parliament

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena suspended Parliament Saturday after sacking Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe a day earlier on Friday.&nbsp;

After sacking Wickremesinghe, Sirisena installed former strongman president Mahinda Rajapaksa as prime minister.&nbsp;

Wickremesinghe called the move "unconstitutional", and vowed to prove his majority in Parliament.&nbsp;

Wickremesinghe wrote to the speaker earlier on Saturday demanding he hold an <a href="http://www.wionews.com/south-asia/ousted-sri-lanka-pm-seeks-emergency-parliament-session-173772">emergency session of Parliament</a> so that he (Wickremesinghe) could prove his majority on the floor of the house.&nbsp;

AFP quoted Parliamentary officials as saying the president had suspended all meetings of the 225-member house until November 16.&nbsp;

The parliament had been due to meet again on November 5 to unveil the 2019 annual budget.&nbsp;

The suspension could destabilise government finances at a time when the country faces an economic crisis.

In a statement, Parliamentary Speaker Karu Jayasuriya called for calm and restraint and for the crisis to be resolved quickly.&nbsp;

European diplomats in Colombo said they were closely following developments and urged both sides to act in line with the constitution, echoing comments made by the United States.

"The ambassador of the European Union as well as the ambassadors of France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Romania and the UK High Commissioner ... urge all parties to fully act in accordance with Sri Lanka’s constitution," they said.

They also urged the rivals to refrain from violence and respect media freedom.&nbsp;

(With inputs from AFP)

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena suspended Parliament Saturday after sacking Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe a day earlier on Friday. After sacking Wickremesinghe, Sirisena installed former strongman president Mahinda Rajapaksa as prime minister.

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena suspended Parliament Saturday after sacking Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe a day earlier on Friday. After sacking Wickremesinghe, Sirisena installed former strongman president Mahinda Rajapaksa as prime minister. Wickremesinghe called the move "unconstitutional", and vowed to prove his majority in Parliament. Wickremesinghe wrote to the speaker earlier on Saturday demanding he hold an emergency session of Parliament so that he (Wickremesinghe) could prove his majority on the floor of the house. AFP quoted Parliamentary officials as saying the president had suspended all meetings of the 225-member house until November 16. The parliament had been due to meet again on November 5 to unveil the 2019 annual budget. The suspension could destabilise government finances at a time when the country faces an economic crisis. In a statement, Parliamentary Speaker Karu Jayasuriya called for calm and restraint and for the crisis to be resolved quickly. European diplomats in Colombo said they were closely following developments and urged both sides to act in line with the constitution, echoing comments made by the United States. "The ambassador of the European Union as well as the ambassadors of France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Romania and the UK High Commissioner ... urge all parties to fully act in accordance with Sri Lanka’s constitution," they said. They also urged the rivals to refrain from violence and respect media freedom. (With inputs from AFP)

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