London, United Kingdom—British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced he will suspend parliament for almost a month ahead of the October 31 Brexit date, prompting opposition to declare a constitutional crisis.



Former Chancellor Philip Hammond took to Twitter, tweeting, “It would be a constitutional crisis if Parliament were prevented from holding the government to account at a time of national emergency. The Constitution clearly states… hang on, I’m sure I saw it in there somewhere… Sweetie? Where’s my copy of the Constitution of the United Kingdom? What? There isn’t one? Are you sure?”

“So, it turns out,” continued Mr. Hammond in a series of follow-up tweets, “that there isn’t an actual written constitution. Rather, what we call the constitution is a set of loosely tied together rules governing the Kingdom. It’s really mostly statutory and based on social consensus dating back to the Magna Carta. So, I guess I take it back. No constitutional crisis here. Carry on.”