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British Conservatives lose 2 elections in blow to PM Boris Johnson

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson signs the visitors book while visiting the Kigali Genocide Memorial in Kigali, Rwanda, Thursday June 23, 2022. (Dan Kitwood/AP)

LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered a double blow as voters rejected his Conservative Party in two special elections dominated by questions about his leadership and ethics.

The party's chairman quit after the results early Friday, saying the party "cannot carry on with business as usual."

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