London: Britain's House of Commons reconvened Wednesday, a day after the bombshell Supreme Court ruling that Prime Minister Boris Johnson had acted illegally by suspending Parliament, and lawmakers immediately demanded answers about how the suspension came about in the first place. The historic court ruling backed Parliament's sovereignty and slapped down what justices viewed as Johnson's effort to squelch debate on Brexit, the country's most politically divisive issue in years. Johnson remains on a collision course with Parliament over his determination to pull Britain out of the European Union on October 31 even if no divorce deal is reached. Parliament has passed a law requiring him to seek a Brexit extension if there is no deal, but Johnson says he won't do that under any circumstances.

The prime minister flew back to London in the morning, cutting short a trip to the UN General Assembly as demands for his resignation rose from opposition parties after the court ruling. In New York, Johnson brushed aside questions about whether he would resign, said he "strongly" disagreed with the court decision and suggested he might try to suspend Parliament for a second time. In the House of Commons, newly-returned lawmakers focused their ire Wednesday on Attorney General Geoffrey Cox, who was forced to concede that he may have to make further disclosures about his advice that the suspension was legal.