In the kingdom, the date for the National Election was declared, and soon the entire nation was consumed by it. It was widely accepted among the public that, in the wake of the Stockport Scandal and its fallout, the opposition party was poised for victory. The only question now being debated was which supposedly "safe seats" of the ruling party would fall. The government found itself in a precarious position, with the constituencies of several former ministers and MPs… tainted by their connection to the scandal had already been marked as vulnerable.
