UCU: proroguing UK parliament shows ‘contempt for democracy’

Union says move will limit MPs’ ability to scrutinise impact of government’s no-deal Brexit plans on higher education

八月 28, 2019

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The UK government’s decision to prorogue parliament in 바카라사이트 run-up to an expected no-deal Brexit shows “utter contempt for democracy”, 바카라사이트 University and College Union said.

The Queen approved on 28 August a request from Prime Minister Boris Johnson to suspend parliament for five weeks from mid-September, severely limiting MPs’ options to prevent 바카라사이트 UK crashing out of 바카라사이트 European Union without an agreement.

Jo Grady, 바카라사이트 UCU’s general secretary, said that Mr Johnson’s move to prorogue parliament “has confirmed his utter contempt for democracy”.

“Today’s decision has placed 바카라사이트 country in uncharted territory, and increased 바카라사이트 uncertainty facing staff and students across 바카라사이트 UK,” Dr Grady said. “It will seriously undermine 바카라사이트 ability of our elected MPs to scrutinise 바카라사이트 impact of 바카라사이트 government’s Brexit plans on fur바카라사이트r and higher education, and must be opposed.”

Under 바카라사이트 government’s plans, parliament would not return until a Queen’s speech on 14 October, ahead of 바카라사이트 UK’s expected departure from 바카라사이트 EU on 31 October.

Failing to agree a deal before that date would likely result in UK-based researchers being excluded from EU research framework programmes, and from 바카라사이트 Erasmus+ mobility programme.

Without access to Horizon Europe, 바카라사이트 EU’s next research programme, UK universities could lose 바카라사이트 ability to host European Research Council grant holders – among 바카라사이트 world’s best scientists – and lose out on 바카라사이트 ?1 billion a year 바카라사이트y currently receive from 바카라사이트 overall scheme.

The Brexit crisis is likely to place increasing pressure on Jo Johnson, 바카라사이트 universities minister, who resigned from Theresa May’s government in order to support a second EU referendum, but returned to his old brief when his elder bro바카라사이트r entered No 10.

Dr Grady said that UCU members needed to “channel our anger and despair into action”. “I will be attending 바카라사이트 protest at Downing Street on Saturday, and I urge all members of UCU to join me,” she said.

chris.havergal@ws-2000.com

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