U.K. PM UNDER FURTHER PRESSURE

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s leadership suffered a fresh blow Friday with the resignation of his party chairman hours after the Conservatives lost two symbolically important parliamentary seats in elections. Oliver Dowden, an early backer of Johnson, resigned from his post, saying in a letter to Johnson that “somebody must take responsibility. We cannot carry on with business as usual.” Johnson, in Rwanda for the Commonwealth

Heads of Government summit, told reporters Friday he will “listen” to voters but promised to “keep going.” The special parliamentary elections were triggered following high-profile resignations by Conservative lawmakers. They represented just two seats in the 650-seat Parliament where Conservatives dominate, but the elections showed signs of anti-tory tactical voting.