Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologized to Queen Elizabeth II after the United Kingdom's Supreme Court ruled last week that the suspension of the House of Commons he asked her to approve was unlawful, according to The Times of London.

Johnson made the apology in a call Tuesday after the high court ruled against the five-week suspension, which would have left Parliament unable to delay the U.K.’s exit from the European Union before the Oct. 31 deadline.

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“He got on to the Queen as quickly as possible to say how sorry he was,” an insider told the newspaper.

Johnson also held a conference call with his cabinet and told them that he respected the court’s independence but disagreed with its ruling, according to the Daily Mail.

Johnson made similar comments to reporters Tuesday. "I have the utmost respect for our judiciary, I don't think this was the right decision, I think that the prorogation has been used for centuries without this kind of challenge," he said.

The prime minister’s office said Johnson has no plans to step down following the ruling, with a Downing Street source telling the tabloid “the PM will not resign following the judgment.”

Former Prime Minister John Major, who was part of the legal challenge, has also demanded an “unreserved apology” following the ruling, saying “no prime minister must ever treat the Monarch or Parliament in this way again.”