Pantomime Parliament: What happened on the night Parliament went crazy?

On September 9, the House of Commons descended into chaos. Speaker John Bercow announced his resignation in a tearful speech, MPs voted down Boris Johnson’s plans for an early election and parliament itself was prorogued. There was clapping, crying, singing and angry MPs protesting. Here’s a quick rundown of how it all happened Get the latest headlines: and are websites of The Telegraph, the UK’s best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.