Boris Johnson’s move to suspend Parliament in order to force through a no deal Brexit by October 31 has been confirmed by the Queen’s Privy Council. Brexiteer Tom Harwood praised Mr Johnson’s plan, describing it as “very good news”. He told BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire Show: “It seems like very good news, it’s what Brexiteers up and down the country have been hoping for really.

“It seems like we’ve got a Prime Minister who’s on our side, who’s willing to take on those vested interests in Parliament.

“That coalition of politicians trying to frustrate the will of the people and a Prime Minister who is ready to get on with a domestic agenda.

“Which I think is what a lot of people in the country have been crying out for for a very long time.”

The political commentator added: “This has been the longest parliamentary session for quite some time, it’s almost three years without a new Queen’s Speech.

“So being able to have that short prorogation, that new Queen’s Speech, setting out a new domestic agenda.

“But also limiting the time or silly games to be played in Parliament seem like a very sensible thing to do at this stage.”

The Queen has approved Boris Johnson’s request to prorogue Parliament after the Prime Minister stepped up his plans for a no deal Brexit.

The Prime Minister sparked panic among Remainers after he confirmed he asked the Queen, who is currently in Balmoral, to agree to suspend parliament days after MPs have returned to work next week.

The Privy Council met at Balmoral today to discuss Mr Johnson’s new administration holding a Queen’s Speech on October 14.

In a letter to MPs outlining his Government’s plans, Mr Johnson denied it was to force through a no deal Brexit and said he was bringing forward a “bold and ambitious domestic legislative agenda” which MPs would be able to vote on in October.

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said: “So it seems that Boris Johnson may actually be about to shut down Parliament to force through a no-deal Brexit.

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“Unless MPs come together to stop him next week, today will go down in history as a dark one indeed for UK democracy.”

Meanwhile, EU chief Jean-Claude Juncker told Mr Johnson on Tuesday he would look at any concrete proposals the Prime Minister had to renegotiate the Northern Irish backstop but underlined that the bloc’s support or Ireland was steadfast.

In a statement after the pair had a 20-minute phone call, the Commission said: “President Juncker repeated his willingness to work constructively with Prime Minister Johnson and to look at any concrete proposals he may have, as long as they are compatible with the Withdrawal Agreement.

“President Juncker underlined the EU27’s support for Ireland is steadfast and that the EU will continue to be very attentive to Ireland’s interests.”

The Prime Minister has tasked his chief negotiator David Frost to travel to Brussels today for high-level talks with members of Michel Barnier’s Article 50 task force.

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