More than a million people signed an online petition through the UK Parliament’s official website asking that the legislative body not to be suspended.
But after Queen Elizabeth II's decision approved Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s request to suspend the Parliament for five weeks from September 9 through to October 14, thousands of protesters gathered in London and across the UK to demonstrate
As a result of this, the #AbolishTheMonarchy came up as a tending hashtag for Twitter users in the country.
UK which is already facing a hard deadline to leave the European Union, some protesters characterized the move by the PM as a “coup."
The move would make Members of the Parliament and lawmakers who are looking to pass legislation, could oppose a no-deal Brexit because they have a limited time to do so, since the UK is set to leave the European Union on October 31.
In other words, they can be forced away from the legislative chambers because they cannot debate the issue.
The order reads:
Johnson announced that there would be a “Queen’s Speech” when the Parliament returns.
The speech is a tradition in which the ruling monarch read out the priorities and plans for the coming year. Because the Queen's speech has always been written by members of the government, Johnson said that the speech is a chance to outline his "very exciting agenda."
This reassurances from Johnson and the ruling government, as well as the suspension, fueled anger on UK citizens both in the streets and on the internet.
The Queen here, is criticized for agreeing to shut down UK Parliament, upon Johnson's request.
The request is done because it's considered typical practice under UK constitution, in which the Queen had to approve it first.
Because Her Majesty has been dragged into this constitutional crisis, supporters of the Queen and the Royal Family argued that the hashtag was offensive.
They also argue that the monarchy has already brought so much tourism to the UK, that it would hurt if the monarchy is abolished.
But nonetheless, the British public expressed their anger at Her Majesty's decision, making #AbolishTheMonarchy a trending topic on Twitter with tens of thousands of tweets.
"Unelected head of state shuts down parliament at the request of the unelected PM. Democracy!," tweeted one Twitter user. "To anyone looking to justify the Queen's actions today with the line, 'she had no choice, she was just following protocol and convention,' that is precisely why we should #AbolishTheMonarchy," another user said.
"If she is unable to apply critical thought to her function then she is utterly pointless," said the other.
Even a fan account created and dedicated to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex wrote that "the monarchy has obviously had its run. The Queen has obviously lost the plot."
British actor and film producer Hugh Grant even called Johnson an "over-promoted rubber bath toy."
