the usual by elections brought about not in the usual way because an mp has passed the usual way because an mp has passed away, or there has been wrong doing. passed away, or there has been wrong doing. ltut passed away, or there has been wrong doing, but simply because these mps want to doing, but simply because these mps want to put doing, but simply because these mps want to put pressure on the current government. in those circumstances, of course government. in those circumstances, of course there should be a general electioh of course there should be a general election. we are having this conversation an extraordinarily serious conversation an extraordinarily serious times. inflation is running at 8~7%~ serious times. inflation is running at 8~7%~ we serious times. inflation is running at 8.7%. we got a cost of living crisis at 8.7%. we got a cost of living crisis squeezing weekly budgets, and we have crisis squeezing weekly budgets, and we have got a war in