UK A-G calls parliament "a disgrace"

British Attorney-General Geoffrey Cox has accused parliament of being a "disgrace" as lawmakers returned for the first day of work since a bombshell court decision deemed Prime Minister Boris Johnson's suspension of parliament illegal.

Cox's baritone voice boomed across the House of Commons on Wednesday as he defended the advice he gave to Johnson saying the suspension was legal.

He accused lawmakers of being "too cowardly" to vote for a motion of no-confidence in the government, which would trigger an early election.

Cox called it a "dead parliament" that lacked the moral right "to sit on these green benches."

Cox added, "this parliament should have the courage to face the electorate, but it won't, because so many of them are really all about preventing us leaving the European Union. But the time is coming, the time is coming, Mr Speaker, when even these turkeys won't be able to prevent Christmas."

Cox told parliament that he may have to make further disclosures about his advice that the suspension was legal.