Radon Liz makes it to the lectern, opens her mouth, the pound drops a point | John Crace
Tory MPs stayed away, blaming rail strikes. Members perked up at Greenpeace activists, feeling protective of lame-duck leader
Well, what would you have said? You've tanked the economy, your government is in meltdown and you're 30 percentage points behind in the polls. Just think how much worse it could have been had you not had to suspend all government activity for 10 days of national mourning after the Queen's death. Sorry" might be a start. Or even, I resign".
Liz Truss took a different approach. One with no empathy, no understanding of the occasion. Oblivious to the fact the Tory party conference had morphed from mayhem to abject chaos. Don't mention the war! Or maybe she was stuck in the denial stage of grief. Unable to accept the reality.
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