Boris Johnson faces double verdict from voters

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Boris Johnson faces the double verdict of voters in the special elections in the industrial north and rural south of England, where the Conservative Party could lose two symbolic seats and

, which he has tried to leave behind his domestic problems with a whirlwind visit to Rwanda.

"We have to avoid condescending attitudes towards Rwanda and understand everything that our collaboration can offer," Johnson declared at the time of defending his

pending asylum to the African country.

"Our policy is sensible and measured, and it is a plan to end the grotesque abuse of innocent people who cross the English Channel," added the 'premier', before his meeting with President Paul Kagame and in the context of the Commonwealth summit.

Prince

, who has

, is also in the capital Kigali and will share honors with the 'premier' during the summit.

Johnson has avoided the controversy in advance, claiming "to have no record" of the criticism of his plan by the Prince of Wales and has reiterated that "it is an exciting time to be in Rwanda" in the reunion of the 54 countries of the Commonwealth, after the pause forced by the pandemic.

The conservative leader will follow from afar the evolution of the two special elections in Wakefield and in Tiverton and Honiton, aware that the drop in his popularity due to 'Partygate' could take its toll on the party.

The two elections were called due to the scandals involving two 'Tory' deputies:

(accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old teenager) and

(who admitted to having seen pornography on his mobile in his seat in the House of Commons).

'Partygate' scandal

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Labor candidate Simon Lightwood stands out as the big favorite in Wakefield, where

was being waged .

Boris Johnson consolidated most of it there, seizing seats from Labor in their own strongholds.

The loss of that seat could be an indicator of how the 'Tories' are once again losing support in the pro-Brexit industrial north, due to unfulfilled promises to "level up" the country and in the midst of a cost-of-living crisis. .

In Tiverton and Honiton, the Liberal-Democrat Richard Foord disputes a one-on-one with the Conservative Helen Hurford, practically tied in the polls.

The context there is very different: the 'premier' faces the concern of rural communities for their agrarian reform, for the increase in energy prices and for the scarce workforce.

A double defeat of the 'tories' could put Boris Johnson again in a very compromised position, just two weeks after the

.

Even so, in an interview granted to EL MUNDO, Il Corriere della Sera, Le Monde and Süddeutsche Zeitung, the conservative leader

in the next general elections of 2024.

The special elections of 23-J are held on the sixth anniversary of the vote in favor of Brexit and on the second day of the largest train strike in the last 40 years, with the country semi-paralyzed by the stoppages supported by some 40,000 workers.

The leader of the Labor opposition, Keir Starmer, has accused Boris Johnson of "not having lifted a finger" to avoid the strike, amid growing social unrest in the face of what some analysts have already dubbed "the summer of discontent".

Meanwhile, a survey of Europeans from 22 EU member states and UK residents has revealed the profound impact of

.

"The official narrative wants us to believe that people have turned the page, but the reality is that

," Professor Nando Sigona, from the University of Birmingham, assures 'The Guardian'. study author.

89% of those surveyed say that their opinion of the United Kingdom has changed substantially in these six years.

Although 72% admit to still having an "emotional attachment" to the British Isles, negative responses of "frustration", "betrayal", "disgust" and "anger" are considerably more frequent than positive ones.

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