Usk saw protesters take to the streets on Saturday to speak out against Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s prorogation of parliament.

Approximately 85 residents of not only Usk but also surrounding areas including Chepstow and the Forest of Dean took to the streets to make clear their opposition to the proroguing of parliament which would aim to quash opposition in the final stages of the Brexit process.The march started at around 1pm and carried on until 2.30pm.Protester Steve Hoselitz remarked that those attending the march held varying attitudes towards the wider Brexit issue, including those vehemently pro-EU as well as people who wanted to speak out against the proroguing of parliament because they see it as being anti-democratic.Mark Harvey from Tutshill said: "We know that it is normal to prorogue parliament to end one session and begin another, but the timing of this is cynical to put it mildly. After granting us our last extension, Donald Tusk asked UK MPs not to waste the additional time they had been granted. Shutting parliament for summer recess and then proroguing for a further five weeks seems to be a purposeful waste of time."The protest was one of many that sprang up spontaneously across the UK after Boris Johnson prorogued parliament last week in what many view as an attempt to undermine the democratic process and prevent MPs from stopping a no deal Brexit.Shari Finch from Chepstow said: "A Tory government propped up by the DUP and with a majority of only one MP has no mandate at all to plunge this country into the chaos of a no deal Brexit and threaten peace in Northern Ireland and the fabric of the union of the United Kingdom."Monmouth MP David Davies, a vocal supporter of Boris Johnson, not just in the latter stages of his Conservative leadership bid, but in his aggressive approach to leaving the EU on the 31st October, has described media reaction to the proroguing as "hysteria".Mr Davies said: "To listen to the hysteria in the news about the suspension of parliament one might think that something unusual, unconstitutional or undemocratic has just happened. In fact, the announcement of a suspension followed by a queen’s speech is usual and expected, perfectly constitutional and subject to the democratic approval of all MPs."Parliament does not appear to be on stable ground, with Mr Davies himself predicting a 2019 general election as a result of a vote of no confidence, a prediction backed by bookmakers BetFair who are giving a 75 per cent chance of a general election being called this year. The Prime Minster threatened a general election earlier this week if Conservative Party rebels crossed the aisle to form a government with the opposition parties.