There's a lot of chaos around the party. It's never good to have MPs resigning. And then you've got the added political problem that Rishisunac now faces three by-elections across the country. So losing three seats won't cause the Conservative government to collapse, but it's just another political problem that they have to fix.
The investigation into covid-lockdown-era parties during Boris Johnson’s premiership—and his denials of their impropriety—comes to damning conclusions. Is it the end for the former prime minister? Japan’s onsen hot baths exploit the country’s plentiful hot springs and are now in conflict with the push to develop geothermal energy. And building a better hypodermic needle, inspired by nature.
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