British Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits  the Field End Infant school in London on May 6, 2022.

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson holds up a portrait he painted of the Queen during a drawing session with children as part of a visit at the Field End Infant school, in South Ruislip, London, Friday May 6, 2022, following the local government elections. Britain’s governing Conservatives have suffered local election losses in their few London strongholds. Voting held Thursday for thousands of seats on more than 200 local councils decided who will oversee garbage collection and the filling of potholes, but were also seen as an important barometer of public opinion ahead of the next national election. (Daniel Leal/Pool via AP)

The start of the new parliamentary session comes amid Conservative disquiet — and promises still to make good on.

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