So the Tory goes: Britain’s Conservatives meet
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The Economist
4.4 • 4.9K Ratings
🗓️ 5 October 2023
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Divisions within the ruling party are on full display this week, and the provocative policies Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced are unlikely to help the Conservatives’ woeful polling numbers. Early results suggest that new drugs initially prescribed for weight loss may be a powerful treatment for alcohol-use disorder (13:06). And a data dive reveals which countries get the most sleep (20:05)
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