Monday, October 17, 2022

UK Prime Minister Liz Truss Says She Is Sorry For 'Mistakes'

 

Daily Mail: Liz Truss is warned she is 'in office but not in power': PM tries to fight off Tory rebels after mini-Budget shambles as 1922 chief says many MPs still want her to quit and amid claims Penny Mordaunt ally met Rishi Sunak 

* Prime Minister Liz Truss is under enormous pressure after her economic plan was almost entirely scrapped 

* New Chancellor Jeremy Hunt threw out 'almost all' of the tax cuts included in her disastrous mini-budget 

* Sunak has denied maneuvering to oust Ms Truss as Prime Minister but a senior source said 'he still wants it' 

Liz Truss was last night warned she was 'in office but not in power' amid reports Rishi Sunak met with a senior Penny Mordaunt ally. 

Mr Sunak, who came second to Ms Truss in the Conservative leadership contest this summer, is said to have spoken to a key Mordaunt backer with a 'tacit' suggestion he could serve as her Chancellor - claims that were denied by Mr Sunak. 

Suggestions of Rishi Sunak manouvering to oust Liz Truss as Prime Minister after less than 50 days of her in Downing Street have been denied by the former Chancellor's team.  

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WNU Editor: It is obvious that some members of her party are plotting to oust her. But do they have enough support to tell her to leave? The next week is going to be crucial for her survival. 

UK Prime Minister Liz Truss Says She Is Sorry For 'Mistakes'  

UK Prime Minister Truss says 'sorry' for mistakes, but 'I'm sticking around' -- Reuters 

Liz Truss apologizes to UK as she tries to keep troubled premiership on track -- Politico 

Liz Truss apologises for going ‘too far and too fast’ with economic changes -- The Guardian  

UK Prime Minister Liz Truss apologizes for mini-budget ‘mistakes’ -- CNN

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