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For Labour, Nick Thomas-Symonds says the Supreme Court ruling was the most "damning judicial indictment" in modern history.

"This government stands in shame, tendering unlawful advice to the monarch," he tells MPs.

The shadow attorney general asks why the government did not give a witness statement during the Supreme Court hearing.

He also brings up comments by Jacob Rees-Mogg, the Leader of the House, who warned about a "constitutional coup" following the ruling.

Suggesting the attorney general does not have a "shred of credibility left", he says there now needs to be full disclosure of the government's legal position.

"Just publish it and make it open to Parliament and the public," he demands.

In response, Geoffrey Cox says the legal advice was "sound at the time" and he should not held culpable for the fact that the Supreme Court had "made new law".

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Former Justice Secretary David Gauke, who was expelled from the Conservative Party in Parliament for rebelling over Brexit, says Mr Johnson should apologise.

Mr Gauke, who says he remains a Tory Party member, says the Supreme Court defeat is "hugely embarrassing and humiliating" for the party.

But he says that he does not believe the prime minister should resign, because he doesn't want to see the party "turn inwards" for another two-month leadership contest.

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European Parliament Brexit co-ordinator Guy Verhofstadt has been speaking at the first cross-party public hearing on Brexit in the European Parliament in Brussels.

He said avoiding a hard border on the island of Ireland was not just about avoiding physical infrastructure.

"It is about unity of the island economy, the single market of the EU and the fallout of the border on the Good Friday Agreement," he explained.

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The attorney general says the advice he gives to Boris Johnson and other ministers on any subject would not normally be released by long-standing convention.

But he says that he will dwell on whether "greater disclosure" in this case would be helpful and assist public understanding.

He says he has not made a decision yet but the "matter is under consideration".

The threat of no-deal must be removed and an extension to Article 50 secured, says Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson just before MPs returned to the Commons.

"We have always argued - and we continue to argue - that we should have that extension of Article 50 so that the Brexit deal can go back to the public, so that they can have the final say on Brexit," she says.

"We think a people's vote is the way forward. Obviously the other alternative is a general election, and if there is a general election the Liberal Democrats stand absolutely ready to take on both Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn because our country deserves better."

Geoffrey Cox says the "definitive" legal advice he gave to the PM about the suspension of Parliament was supplied to the Supreme Court.

He jokes that he "took a close interest in the case".

He says the advice was given in "good faith" and that the government believed its actions were "lawful and constitutional".

He says he accepts the Supreme Court's ruling and says the issue is "settled" although he stresses that different lawyers took different views on the issue - a reference to the earlier High Court ruling that the suspension was lawful.

Mr Bercow goes on to thank the Commons staff for their hard work in allowing Parliament to reconvene at such short notice.

He explains why there will be no Prime Minister's Questions but points out that there will be a number of ministerial statements.

This is the cue for the SNP's Joanna Cherry to ask Attorney General Geoffrey Cox to make a statement on the legal advice about the suspension of Parliament.

The Speaker John Bercow starts by "welcoming MPs back to their place of work" - a greeting cheered by many in the chamber.

He goes on to say the record will be corrected to show that Parliament was not prorogued and was merely adjourned on 9 September.

We're only a minute away from the Commons resuming business after its unlawful two-week suspension.

The Chamber is likely to be very full. Will John Bercow say anything at the start of proceedings?

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Labour MP Jess Phillips tells BBC Radio 5 Live that she was "more flabbergasted" by the prime minister's reaction than by the Supreme Court's ruling itself.

She says: "He’s handing to people the excuse that we don’t have to listen to judges. That’s deeply dangerous."

Saying sorry can be a strength, she says, rejecting the idea that an apology would undermine Mr Johnson in his dealings with the European Union.

But she adds: "He should have to resign."

A little more on that Urgent Question from Lib Dem Layla Moran.

Boris Johnson has been facing questions about his links with US businesswoman Jennifer Arcuri and her tech business Hacker House.

Newspaper reports have claimed that, while he was London Mayor, she joined trade missions he led and received thousands in sponsorship grants, including a £100,000 grant from the Department of Culture.

Mr Johnson has said everything was done "entirely in the proper way".

But a committee that scrutinises the mayor's spending has asked for details "of all contact" with her within two weeks.

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Boris Johnson should set out a deal and put it back to the people, says Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Wollaston.

"We need to know what the defined deal is so that we can weigh up the risks and benefits," she says.

She adds that MPs must hear what legal advice he was given before he took the decision to prorogue Parliament.

"We do deserve an apology and we do need to see the full legal advice to actually see what he was told."

There is another variable which will affect the timing of the PM's statement.

MPs have tabled more than 40 Urgent Questions that they want to ask ministers and Commons Speaker John Bercow has chosen two. They are:

1. A question on the legal advice the PM gave to The Queen on the suspension of Parliament from the SNP's Joanna Cherry
2. A question from Lib Dem Layla Moran on payments made by the culture department to Hacker House and on how her department manages possible conflicts of interest.

These take precedence and will come before the ministerial statements.

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Assistant political editor Norman Smith says there's been talk of 32 requests for urgent questions, which Commons Speaker John Bercow might whittle down to maybe three or four.

That means the statement by the PM we're promised will not be until late afternoon.

"What a moment that will be," he says, asking whether we'll see a contrite or a defiant Mr Johnson.

All the hints suggest the latter, he says, There's been no hint that we'll hear an apology.

The former prime minister arrives back at the House of Commons as Parliament is about to resume its work.

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Independent MP Frank Field believes that Boris Johnson will achieve a deal, but it will be Theresa May's deal in a different "tin".

"Mrs May will win this, and the person that undermined her will deliver her deal," he says.

Alexandra Phillips, Brexit Party MEP, says that Mr Johnson will "put lipstick on a surrender treaty".

"Now we actually need to change who sits on those green benches, because Brexit isn't being delivered," she says.

Ed Vaizey, also an independent MP, does not believe Mr Johnson should have prorogued Parliament.

"Maybe we can use this time back in Parliament for the backbenchers to bring back a deal and ask people to vote for it," he says.

Labour MP Jess Phillips accuses Boris Johnson of "playing games" with the country.

"I am more than willing to vote for a deal as long as that deal goes back to the people," she says. "I just think it's time for the people to decide."