shrivelled

Is this next chapter in politics one the government can own, shape and dominate, or will they continue to be buffeted by missteps and a new-look but shrivelled opposition opposite them?

The political backdrop of the mid-2020s is an anti-politics era of wild political flux, shrivelled election turnouts, noisy social media and, crucially, a protracted period of squeezed living standards.

"When the buffalo doesn't eat... it does not produce milk," said Abdul Hussein, adding his income had shrivelled without his main source of earnings, and he struggles to afford the now much more expensive, often imported, fodder.

In the corner of one stall, we see what looks like a saucepan lid full of shrivelled, straw-coloured fruit bats.

There are pockets of support for Boris Johnson on the Conservative benches, but they have rapidly shrivelled.