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Istalian-Luthorian Tory MP arrested on corruption charges; leaving Tories in controversy after supposed warnings.
December 5728

Istalian-Luthorian Conservative MP, Leonardo Campbell has been arrested in corruption-related charges today in his home of Fort William.

The Conservative MP become the first elected official to be arrested by the police while in office. According to the Fort William Metropolitan Police, the Crownchester MP has been found dealing with pro-big agro lobbies, accepting bribes in exchange for his vote and influence in the Imperial Diet.

The Tory MP has vehemently denied any wrongdoing and has called his arrest “illegitimate”, vowing to fight this all the way in court.

The Conservative Party has immediately suspended Mr. Campbell, leaving the MP to sit as an independent in the Diet until his likely resignation or forced exclusion from the Chamber.

The scandal place increased public interrogation about the role of lobbyists in the Imperial Diet, with many calling to reduce their power or outright banish them from Darlington Palace altogether. 

The scandal also removes a weight behind the Prime Minister, as she’s no longer the target of Darlington’s ire ever since her “secret” vacation in Cildania in summer 5728, since then, while the Prime Minister apologised for having “misled the public” on October 22, the Diet attempted to force the formation of an investigation committee which would have looked into the finances of the whole trip, this motion was later foiled by the mass rally of Labour MPs behind the government.

Leader of the Opposition Yhwartz, known among the public for her anti-corruption credentials, is currently under fire from the press and the Labour government for allowing a corrupt member of her party to “continue rotting this sacred institution of parliamentary governance from the inside”, according to the Prime Minister.

According to some unconfirmed reports, pre-emptive warnings had already been sent to the Conservative Party by law enforcement, advising the party to take the “necessary measures to help anticorruption brigades in their inquiry”

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Auto giant Olyster-Rohan confirms closure of two plants, putting jobs at risk
December 5728

Luthori’s auto giant, Olyster-Rohan has today communicated on the future of two plants at the risk of closure.

The company confirmed that it had no intention of continuing the exploitation of both plants at it looks towards a “new strategy”

The two plants are in Crawley, Northriding and Hartham, Orange. Both locations are historic locations for Olyster-Rohan, but the company shifting towards an international outlook as the domestic market stagnates – it seems that Luthorian jobs are the first victims of such a shift in market strategy.

Unions have decried the decision, calling it “short-sighted”, one union official fustigated Olyster-Rohan's behaviour during the negotiations: “[They] were all like, we are likely to save the plants, as we wanted, as their closure would put these two communities in real risk of extinction [...] but then, a company statement state that they won’t do that and will continue with their decision, citing economic costs, it’s quite frustrating and apologies for the language, a bullshit reason.”

Government officials have vowed to continue to press Olyster-Rohan to guarantee the continuation of the factories’ exploitation until 5730 and have vowed to support all “potentially laid-off workers” and strive at finding a new corporation to exploit both plants.

No communication from Olyster-Rohan about a timeframe for the factory's closure - some sources argue that the company aimed at moving quickly, likely forcing a close by 5729.

Olyster-Rohan is expected to release a new strategy that will include the creation of additional plants outside the Luthorian Empire’s territory, notably in Dovani.