Prime Minister Liz Truss has apologised to the British public for the policies that have wreaked havoc in the British economy in recent weeks, and vowed to lead the Conservative party into the next general election
Ms Truss has repeatedly refused to apologise for the economic turmoil her policies have triggered, notably at a press conference on Friday afternoon, when several journalists asked if she would say sorry.announced three weeks ago, a humiliating climbdown in an embarrassing tenure at Number 10.
Mr Hunt also said "we will no longer be proceeding with the cuts to dividend tax rates, the reversal of off-payroll working reforms introduced in 2017 and 2021... or the freeze on alcohol duty rates".Ms Truss' apologies come at a time of intense pressure on her, and speculation about her security in position.
The Leader of the House of Commons was forced to deny that the PM was ‘hiding under the desk,’ insisting that she had a very genuine reason for not showing up at the start. It later turned out that Truss was meeting with Sir Graham Brady.Number 10 sources say the meeting was ‘pre-planned’, rather than crisis talks with the chairman of the 1922 Committee – a group of backbench MPs that oversee the election of party leaders.
Sir Keir said: "I guess under this Tory Government everybody gets to be Prime Minister for 15 minutes.
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