The British Parliament Serjeant at Arms, who is responsible for security, has warned Members of Parliament (MP) over fears of Brexit violence.
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, Lindsay Hoyle, wrote to lawmakers explaining that the Serjeant at Arms — who is responsible for security — had organized for black cabs to collect MPs from within the grounds of parliament in Westminster.
“Personally, I have never felt this level of tension during my time in the House and I am aware that other colleagues feel the same,” Hoyle wrote. “Many colleagues have already been subject to widely publicized abuse and intimidation.”
Hoyle warned that “tensions and emotions are running at an all-time high” which could lead to members of the British public expressing their frustrations through violence.
British Prime Minister Theresa May has said she was seeking a three-month delay to Britain’s departure from the European Union. Since Brexit was failing after the British Parliament repeatedly voted against the Brexit plan negotiated with the European Union over the past 2 years.
And in a televised address to the nation, the Prime Minister said that the MPs were to blame for the delay to Brexit, not her. Saying the MPs had done everything possible to avoid making a choice. She also issued a stark warning saying it was “high time” they made a decision.
The MPs were furious that May tried to shift the blame onto them, with some suggesting the Prime Minister had endangered the lives of politicians.
British Members of Parliament have been advised to take the taxis home, over fears that they could be attacked by members of the public over the handling of Brexit.
The deputy speaker suggested that lawmakers “take simple steps to improve our personal safety by traveling home from the House by taxi or with colleagues in the coming days.”
Hoyle added that security measures had been adopted at the homes and constituencies of most MPs and that “regional police forces have been contacted to ensure that they are not only aware of [the] level of tension felt here at Westminster but in all our constituencies.”
Both pro- and anti-Brexit campaigners have gathered outside the UK Parliament for two years to chant slogans and wave flags, but the scene has recently turned uglier as the Brexit deadline looms at the end of March.
Lawmakers have been surrounded, harassed, and jostled by protesters as they walk to Parliament and as they attempt to conduct media interviews with the media.
In 2016, days before the EU referendum, Labour MP and Remain campaigner Jo Cox was killed in a street attack in Leeds, northern England.
Also, Anna Souby, a former Conservative MP and now a member of the Independent Group, has been at the receiving end of abuse where she has been called a “liar,” “traitor,” and a “Nazi.”
Greater violence in the UK over the Brexit turmoil is becoming an increasing possibility now with the divide between the Prime Minister and the MPs.
Also, John Bercow, the Speaker of the House of Commons, recently blocked the government from presenting another deal to parliament unless it was significantly different to those May has previously presented.
The Biblical prophecies (Daniel 7, 8, 9; Revelation 13, 17) foretell that turmoil and events in Europe lead to a Last Days super-federation at the Mediterranean signaling we are nearing the end of this age and the coming of Jesus Christ.
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