By-election Blues: PM Rishi Sunak Faces Test of Leadership in UK’s Three Parliamentary Seats
Rishi Sunak, the UK prime minister, is in a thick political situation as he faces a by-election wipeout later this month. This comes after Boris Johnson’s surprise resignation from Parliament. The former prime minister stepped down after the Parliament’s Privileges Committee investigation established that Johnson misled the lawmakers over COVID-19 rule breaches by officials. This also brought about the resignation of a key Johnson ally Nadine Dorries, who vacated her Mid Bedfordshire seat, and Nigel Adams, who stepped down as a member of the UK parliament. As such, the ruling Conservatives led by PM Sunak, faces elections in three parliamentary seats. The past couple of months haven’t been easy for the prime minister. Britain’s top court rejected the government’s plan to fly asylum seekers to Rwanda as unlawful. It ruled that the African country is not a safe country for migrants seeking asylum. And there is the ongoing NHS strikes and medical professional shortage in...