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Rory Stewart channels the spirit of John Cartwright, Tom Paine and the Chartists, threatening a rebel Parliament in Methodist Central Hall if a new PM shuts down the House. theguardian.com/politics/2019/… 
To state the obvious: it's an exceptionally dangerous moment for any country when rival centres of authority spring up, each claiming popular legitimacy. With their foolish threats to suspend Parliament, Raab, Johnson & co have plunged us into some very dangerous waters.
(The concept of the "anti-Parliament", however, has a long and fascinating history. See jstor.org/stable/pdf/564… (library subscription needed).)
