Oct. 5 () –
British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly defended on Wednesday the economic plans promoted by the new prime minister, Liz Truss, and compared them to “bitter medicine” that “people may dislike but are beneficial to them.”
Thus, he has suggested that the United Kingdom “is sick” and that it needs an “economic cure”, while he has clarified that “people are not used to talking about the stimulating effects of tax cuts and the growth that the deregulation”.
“It’s understandable how the population is reacting. People don’t necessarily want bitter medicine, but it will make us feel better financially and collectively,” he told Times Radio.
Truss is due to address Conservative Party members later in the morning, insisting that the UK needs “change”. In this sense, the president has already warned on previous occasions that “changes have always brought problems” in the country. “Not everyone is going to be in your favor, but everyone will benefit from the result,” she said.
However, the conservatives are considering the possibility of replacing her in office if her results in the polls do not improve. On Tuesday, former minister Grant Shapps said the prime minister has about 10 days to “achieve a 180-degree turn.”
