fears a “coup” against her before her key speech at the ‘tory’ congress

This Thursday, Liz Truss He has been in office for a month, time of which he has actually only had half. It was on September 23, when the pomp and circumstance concluded after the death of Isabel II, when he began to govern, announcing the biggest tax cut in half a century. In just 10 days he reversed his plan to reduce the maximum personal income tax rate for the highest incomes from 45% to 40% after a collapse of the pound and an attempt at rebellion in the Conservative Party, which has already been made known that does not have a grace or courtesy period. Close to Truss they begin to speak of an internal “coup” against the prime minister.

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The week has begun with a leader who despite everything clings to her maxim, to her liberal discourse and who wants to appear oblivious to currents of opinion inside and outside her ranks. Her political reference is Margaret Thatcher and wants to transcend more as the new ‘iron lady’ than as ‘tin’, as her critics see her. They question that she wants to cut social subsidies to reduce public debt while reducing the tax burden on those who are not exactly in financial trouble. The popular classes are in a delicate situation and the Labor Party has a lot to say if Truss stays on track. In fact, the polls already show an increase in opponents.

Before Elizabeth II overshadowed Truss’s arrival in Downing Street, doubts about the premiere were motivated by their lack of ideological coherence, having defended remaining in the European Union and then the brexit, among other rudder strokes. In the primary campaign and in his first speech after succeeding Boris Johnson proposed a genuinely liberal cookbook and thatcherian, but in the context of a health system on the verge of collapse, a deep crisis in the transport system or inflation in figures not seen for 40 years. The task was not easy and the start could not have been more unfortunate.

Now, Truss no longer only has to deal with the fate of a country, but also with problems at home. The Minister of the Interior, Suella Bravermanis the one who has pointed out several parliamentarians, including the former minister Michael Gove, to orchestrate “a coup”. Also Kemi BadenochMinister of International Trade, who points among others to Penny Mordauntleader of the Tories in the House of Commons, accusing her at the party conference in Birmingham of “throwing grenades” at her own government.

“I have a clear plan”

In the United Kingdom, the deputies take care of their seat in their constituencies even if it costs the discipline of voting in London. Many Conservatives fear losing him to the unpopular measures ahead. “We are going to have to make decisions on how to reduce net debt in relation to GDP in the medium term. (…) We have to see these issues together, we have to be fiscally responsible,” Truss said in an interview with the BBC. , without going into details.

Truss moves in the ambiguity in view of the repercussion of his measures. In an article in The Daily Telegraph She claims to have “a clear plan for the UK”, but also says she is willing to “listen”. “We have to move away from the politics of wealth distribution and work together to build a high-growth, low-tax economy. (…) I want to convince the public. I want to win their hearts and minds, because I really believe that my plan is the right one for the country,” writes the prime minister.

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The Minister of Economy, Kwasi Kwarteng, is considering advancing the presentation of its complete economic plan, initially scheduled for November 23, to October. He wants to calm down and reassure investors, but until then he is just nervous.

This Wednesday, Truss closes the party’s congress in Birmingham. The country will be waiting for his words, but also his ‘colleagues’ in the stalls. What was expected a mass bath will be a speech with one foot in the abyss, only a month later.