United Kingdom Liz Truss clings to power in the face of 'tory' pressure
Premier
Liz Truss
has publicly
apologized for the mistakes
she
made during her six weeks at Downing Street.
In an interview on the BBC
, and facing mounting pressure in her own party to resign, Truss acknowledged that her
controversial budget
went "too far too fast" and that it would have been "irresponsible" not to change course following the
impact on the markets
.
Truss admitted that her first days as
premier
"have not been perfect" but
claimed to have changed in time
and expressed her intention to lead the Conservative Party in the 2024 elections,
despite going more than 30 points below the Labor Party in the elections .
surveys
.
"I remain committed to my mission, but I have to carry it out in a different way," declared the
premier
, hours after having attended in silence and for just 30 minutes the announcement of the new budget, by
Treasury Secretary Jeremy Hunt
, that nullified almost all the measures included in the biggest tax cut of the last half century.
"The most urgent thing was to ensure that people will be able to pay their electricity bills," Truss said.
"And I can assure people that the most vulnerable are going to be protected."
"My duty and that of the Treasury secretary is also to guarantee economic stability," added the
premier
, paraphrasing Jeremy Hunt and in an implicit acknowledgment of the destabilizing effect her measures had.
"I accept responsibility and I'm sorry for any mistakes I may have made
," she said.
"I have put in his place a new Treasury secretary with a new strategy to
restore economic stability
. Despite Truss's 'mea culpa',
at least five Conservative MPs have openly called for his resignation
and it is estimated that more than a hundred have sent a letter to the 1922 parliamentary committee requesting a motion of censure.
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