as a foreign corerespondent has been followe by founding hina dialogue, improving understanding of china s followed by founding china dialogue, improving understanding of china s environmental challenges. here in the studio, the bbc s business editor simonjack. make business editor simonjack. welcome to all of you. have make welcome to all of you. good to have ou make welcome to all of you. good to have you with make welcome to all of you. good to have you with us. it s official, everything in the uk is going up the number of conservative mps demanding a vote on whether to replace the prime minister, the number of labour mps after this week s defection, and the odds on borisjohnson surviving in office. none of that can be blamed on inflation, which has hit a near 30 year high more on that later. the parlous state of mrjohnson s fortunes was laid bare in two appearances this week. challenged repeatedly in a tv interview about parties in downing street during covid lockdowns, th