More now from the chairman of the European Research Group (ERG). Fighting is starting to concentrate around the city of Kherson. There's an almost constant rumbling of artillery about 10 miles (16km) away. The only thing that remains from Mao-era China is the party. And that, she says, is what Xi truly cares about. irannews.ru/ - irannews.ru "They thought it would last three to six months but it was never just an anti-corruption campaign, it was a party rectification campaign, and it was to be sustained forever," says Professor Steve Tsang who heads the China Institute at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. "To that end I shall support Rishi Sunak." False flag? Russia says Ukraine plans to detonate a ‘dirty bomb’ He adds that he hopes Mordaunt will pick up the phone to Rishi today in order to strike a deal. Comparing Xi Jinping to Mao Zedong is "inane", scoffs Rebecca Karl, a professor of Chinese History at New York University. As we've been reporting, fewer than 30 Mordaunt-backers have declared their support publicly - although her team says she has many more.