UK: Liz Truss apologizes for her "mistakes" but does not intend to resign
British Prime Minister Liz Truss in London, October 14, 2022. REUTERS - POOL
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British Prime Minister Liz Truss said she was "
sorry
" for her "
mistakes
" and assured that she wanted to remain in office in the "
national interest
", in an interview with the BBC broadcast Monday evening.
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Will Liz Truss' apologies be enough to save a badly started mandate?
Not changing course would have been “
irresponsible
”, she judges, but the British Prime Minister does not intend to resign for all that.
This is what she assured during
an interview with the BBC
, Monday, October 17 in the evening, during which she repeated that she was "
sorry
" for her "
mistakes
".
"
I will stay in my post to keep my commitments for the national interest
," said the head of government, believing that she would lead her party for the next elections scheduled in two years.
However, six weeks after her arrival in Downing Street, the setbacks are linked for the Prime Minister.
And there is not much left of his campaign program.
Barely named in an emergency after the storm on the markets triggered by the project of his predecessor Kwasi Kwarteng, his new Minister of Finance Jeremy Hunt, announced on Monday
the renunciation of almost all of the tax plan
presented three weeks ago .
No more massive tax cuts and support for businesses and households to pay for energy factors.
A slap, especially since the new Chancellor of the Exchequer has even gone beyond.
Objective: to reassure the markets after weeks of chaos which threatened the financial stability of the United Kingdom.
“
I acted quickly to fix these errors
”
Admitting that the start of her mandate had "
not been perfect
", Liz Truss felt that she wanted to go "
too far too fast
".
But, she defended herself, while the maneuvers are multiplying within her party to push her towards the exit: "
I acted quickly to repair these errors
".
However, she says she is still committed to boosting economic growth in the UK, although she acknowledged that it will now take longer to achieve this.
During the interview, she again championed the idea of a “
low-tax, high-growth economy
.”
“
I remain committed to this vision, but we will have to realize it in a different way
,” she conceded, indicating that preserving economic stability was now the “
priority
”.
(
With
AFP)
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