BORIS Johnson is "acting like a dictator" in his plot to force through a No-Deal Brexit by suspending parliament, the SNP's Westminster leader has said. 

Ian Blackford said it would be "utterly disgraceful and undemocratic" for the Prime Minister to use a Queen's Speech as cover to suspend the parliament ahead of the Brexit deadline. 

This morning it was revealed the Queen's Speech - the State Opening of Parliament - would take place on October 14, just two weeks before the UK is due to leave the EU. 

It looks like the Prime Minister will suspend the parliament from September 10 to October 14 according to reports, meaning chances to prevent No Deal would be extremely limited.

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Blackford urged MPs from parties across the UK to pull together and stop Scotland and the UK from being driven off a cliff edge. 

He echoed a statement from First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, adding today was  a "dark day for democracy".

Blackford MP said: "Boris Johnson must be stopped. It would be utterly disgraceful and undemocratic for the Tories to shut down democracy in a blatant plot to force through an extreme Brexit.

"This is a dark day for democracy in the UK. The Tory leader has no mandate, no majority, and is acting like a dictator by attempting to curtail Parliament to get his way.

"The SNP will do everything we can to stop Brexit and prevent a no-deal disaster. It is vital that MPs from across the parties urgently pull together to stop Boris Johnson driving Scotland and the UK off a cliff edge.

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"Boris Johnson's appalling actions underline, yet again, just how broken Westminster is. Scotland has been completely ignored throughout the Brexit process - and we now face being dragged out of the EU against our will on the hardest terms.

"It's now beyond doubt, that the only way to properly protect Scotland's interests is by becoming an equal and independent European country. Its no wonder that support for independence and a fresh referendum is higher than ever."

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The Government has denied the decision to suspend parliament has anything to do with Brexit. A government source told Laura Kuenssberg "this is about the NHS and violent crime, not Brexit, and the courts have no locus to interfere in a bog standard Queen's Speech process". 

Recently, the leak of the Government's Operation Yellowhammer document revealed the damage a No Deal is anticipated to do. It predicted that in such a scenario, there would be limited medicines, food, water while public disorder would increase, among other concerns.