WHY IS UK DOWNGRADING PARLIAMENT

My British friends have always been very proud of the fact that Britain all the way since Magna Carta in 1215 has been the first Parliament in the world.  And that it has been so ever since. There are all  reasons to be proud of that. Therefore, I find it amazing - to say the least - when the present UK government now goes out of its way to keep Parliament out of one of the most important decisions in Britain in modern times:  the question of leaving or not leaving the EU - and on what conditions. Parliament is sovereign.  Or is that suddenly no longer the case? It will be very interesting indeed to see, how this discussion continues in the months and years to come.