Liz Truss pledges to get her country through the stormy days ahead during Tory Party address
Liz Truss has pledged to get the UK through the stormy days head.
It comes comes against a backdrop of financial and political turmoil following the government’s mini-budget.
Markets reacted badly to the plans for 45 billion pound tax cuts funded by borrowing.
Meanwhile, the government’s U-turn on plans to slash the 45 per cent tax rate led to criticism from within the party.
In the address, Truss admitted her policies will cause “disruption”. But she says “the status quo is not an option” and her party “must stay the course”.
“I’m determined to get Britain moving, to get us through the tempest and to put us on a stronger footing as a nation,” Truss said.
Truss also vowed to take on the “anti-growth coalition” and “enemies of enterprise”. This includes opposition parties, “militant unions” and environmental campaigners.
The speech was an attempt to reassert the government’s commitment to its economic plans, in the face of criticism from both inside and outside the party.
There were a number of protestors at the conference hall during the event.
Two Greenpeace demonstrators were removed after holding up a sign which read ‘who voted for this’.
The reaction to Liz Truss’s speech was mixed.
Some commentators praised her for her “straight talking” and for her willingness to take on the “anti-growth coalition”.
Others criticised her for her lack of detail and failure to address concerns about the government’s economic plans.
