What does contempt of Parliament mean?

Theresa May facing ‘full-blown constitutional crisis’ over decision to withhold legal advice on Brexit

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Theresa May is facing the latest in a long line of Brexit challenges today as MPs debate whether her government is in contempt of Parliament.

The prime minister has sparked outrage by refusing to publish the full legal advice from Attorney General Geoffrey Cox on her draft withdrawal agreement from the European Union.

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