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‘She’s totally lost it’: inside story of the unravelling of Liz Truss’s premiership
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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Sep 10, 2023 07:41pm |
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| Category | Analysis |
| Author | Aubrey Allegretti |
| News Date | Friday, September 1, 2023 11:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | When Liz Truss addressed the nation from Downing Street in her first speech as prime minister, she promised “action this day, and action every day”. It was meant to be a Churchillian call to arms demonstrating her determination to solve the intractable issues facing Britain. Instead, it foreshadowed the most chaotic period in recent political history.
As the sole survivor through the cabinets of the three previous Conservative-led governments, Truss was used to putting pragmatism above principles. But that approach was cast aside when she swept in to No 10.
In her first week in office, an aide suggested she should “be like Blair” and avoid immediately rocking the boat. He was slapped down. Truss told him to stop talking – and the aide was said to have been cut out of further meetings.
Such single-mindedness quickly collided headlong with the realities of government. With an inexperienced team in No 10, and a divided party, the foundations of her administration were shaky from the start. Within 49 extraordinary days, it had fallen apart. |
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