Outrage as Boris Johnson claims 'getting Brexit done' is best way to honour murdered MP Jo Cox
Video report by ITV Political Correspondent Paul Brand
Boris Johnson provoked gasps in the Commons, in his first address since the Supreme Court ruling, after claiming the best way to honour murdered MP Jo Cox would be to "get Brexit done".
The prime minister’s remarks came after several MPs drew upon the memory of Ms Cox when urging him to curb his "violent" and "dangerous" language.
Labour MP for Dewsbury, Paula Sherriff, criticised Mr Johnson for his repeated use of "Surrender Act" when describing legislation designed to prevent ministers forcing through a no-deal Brexit on October 31.
She warned against using such language and recalled murdered Labour MP Jo Cox before highlighting that many MPs are subject to death threats and abuse.
But Mr Johnson labelled her remarks "humbug", which prompted an angry response in the chamber – with shouts of "shame" emerging.
It came after Labour MPs gasped as the Prime Minister said the best way to honour murdered MP Jo Cox would be to "get Brexit done".
Husband of the late Jo Cox said on social media that he felt "a bit sick" after hearing Jo's name being used in that manner.
Jo Swinson, leader of the Liberal Democrats also condemned the prime minister's comments on social media.
She branded his comments as "utter disgrace" and later also demanded he apologize for his words.
The prime minister faced calls to resign from Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and other opposition MPs who accused him of being "not fit for the office that he holds".
But Mr Johnson bit back, daring opposition parties to table a motion of no confidence or back a general election in order to "finally face the day of reckoning with the voters".
After a tremulous few weeks in Westminster, MPs will be asked again to approve a motion seeking a conference recess next week, Jacob Rees-Mogg said.
The Commons Leader said Thursday's sitting will begin with the motion followed by a "general debate on the principles of democracy and the rights of the electorate".
Mr Johnson accused Parliament of being "paralysed" and claimed its members were "sabotaging" Brexit negotiations by seeking to thwart his commitment to taking the UK out of the European Union on October 31, with or without a deal.
Ahead of his Commons address, the prime minister told ITV News Political Editor Robert Peston he would respect the so-called Benn Bill, which demands an extension, but said the UK will still leave the EU by the deadline.
He was humiliated by Tuesday's Supreme Court judgment which overturned his advice to the Queen to suspend Parliament until October 14.
The Prime Minister said it was "absolutely no disrespect to the judiciary to say I thought the court was wrong" to pronounce on a "political question at a time of great national controversy".
Claiming that MPs were trying to prevent Brexit entirely, he said: "The people at home know that this Parliament will keep delaying, it will keep sabotaging the negotiations because they don't want a deal."
"After yesterday's ruling the Prime Minister should have done the honourable thing and resigned," he said.
He's facing pressure to resign as prime minister and as leader of the Conservatives after a panel of 11 judges in the Supreme Court unanimously ruled the suspension of Parliament was "unlawful".
Mr Johnson declared following the judgement he "strongly disagrees" with it, and shortly after, Downing Street quashed any opposition hopes that he would resign over the ruling.
His House of Commons address was preceded by an angry debate in which Attorney General Geoffrey Cox was questioned over his advice that prorogation was legal.
Opposition MPs are not confident they have the numbers to win a vote of no confidence and fear the UK could crash out the EU if one is called before no-deal Brexit is taken off the table.
The worry for opposition MPs is that a general election could follow a vote of no confidence, and in that case recess would be called in order to allow for an election campaign.
In that time, if a Brexit extension has not been approved by the EU, then by default the UK could leave the European Union without a deal on October 31.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn announced he would call a vote of no confidence in the government, once fears of no deal had been allayed.