The saga has divided Britons, torn apart the ruling Conservative Party and prompted complaints that Mr. Johnson has trampled the conventions of the country's unwritten constitution.

这段传奇不仅破坏了英国民众的团结，分裂了执政的保守党，还引发了诸多抱怨之声，其中之一就是约翰逊践踏了该国不成文宪法的惯例云云。

Mr. Johnson's allies argue that it is the rebels who are subverting the principles of Britain's unwritten constitution by seizing control of the proceedings of Parliament that are normally the preserve of the government.

约翰逊的盟友辩称，是反叛分子在颠覆英国不成文宪法的规定，是他们控制了议会程序，而议会程序通常是政府的保留权利。