Article 64YSC Liz Truss: the PM who caused disruption in all the wrong places

Liz Truss: the PM who caused disruption in all the wrong places

by
Pippa Crerar Political editor
from on (#64YSC)

The Tory leader's attempt to tear up the status quo only brought about economic, political and social chaos

Liz Truss's premiership was never going to be an easy one.

Even during the Conservative leadership contest, when she was clear that despite the tough economic times the country was facing and people's craving for stability, she planned to do things differently.

Her rival Rishi Sunak warned of her fantasy economics" and critics, such as Michael Gove, suggested she was taking a holiday from reality", but a powerful coalition of Tory members, Boris Johnson supporters and the rightwing press were not listening.

Continue reading...
External Content
Source RSS or Atom Feed
Feed Location http://feeds.theguardian.com/theguardian/business/economics/rss
Feed Title
Feed Link http://feeds.theguardian.com/
Reply 0 comments