The crisis surrounding Boris Johnson is also affecting his party

The crisis surrounding Boris Johnson is also affecting his party – workers are turning their backs.

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In the north of the industrial city of Manchester lies the small town of Radcliffe. Although the town is long past the end of the former coal and textile industries, it is still waiting for new urban development. The almost 30,000 residents had hoped for at least one new high school when they elected a Conservative MP for the first time in 2019 – and not from Labor. After all, Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised a lot during the election campaign: Brexit, fewer immigrants and lower food and petrol prices.