She was the shortest prime minister in UK history and her farewell was just as short. In a terse statement, outside Downing Street, Liz Truss she pointed out “the honor” of having been the country’s prime minister and, despite having had to resign because of her economic plan, she continued to defend her strategy.
“Difficult times are coming and we need to be united to face all the challenges that lie ahead,” said Truss. “We simply cannot afford to be a low-growth country where the government absorbs an increasing part of our national wealth. . We need to take advantage of the freedom of ‘brexit’ to do things differently. This means giving more freedom to our own citizens, restoring power to democratic institutions and lowering taxes so that people keep money in their pockets.”
Before heading to Buckingham Palace, where she will deliver her resignation to King Charles III, Truss wanted to highlight the achievements of her Government: “In a short time, this Government has acted urgently and decisively on the side of working families and companies We reversed the increase in national insurance. We helped millions of households with their energy bills and helped thousands of businesses avoid bankruptcy.” In addition, he defended that the country is “regaining energy independence” so that “we are never again beholden to global market fluctuations or malign foreign powers.”
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When leaving office, Truss wanted to quote Seneca, who said that “we don’t dare because things are difficult, but things are difficult because we don’t dare” to insist that the country must be “bold” to meet the challenges that arise. “Democracies must be able to meet their own people. We must be able to overcome autocratic regimes, where power is in the hands of a few. And now more than ever we must support Ukraine in its courageous fight against Putin’s aggression,” he stressed.
Truss has said goodbye to its citizens highlighting the “honor” of “being the prime minister of this country and lead the nation in historic moments such as mourning the death of our monarch after 70 years of service and the coronation of our new King.
Before finishing, the former prime minister thanked her team for their work and wished the new prime minister and leader of the Tories, Rishi Sunak, “much success, for the good of our country.” “Our country continues to battle through a storm. But I believe in Britain. I believe in the British people. And I know brighter days are ahead“, he concluded.
Resignation after 45 days
Liz Truss resigned on October 20 just 45 days after taking office as prime minister, following the resignation of Boris Johnson. The president did not resist the fall of the pound and the collapse of the markets after the deployment of her plan of economic measures.
Truss still tried to correct his course, appointing Jeremy Hunt as the new Chancellor of the Exchequer, who completely reversed the package of measures presented by Truss but it was already too late.
The Conservative Party is now in the hands of Rishi Sunak, who picks up the witness of Truss also at the head of the United Kingdom with the promise of uniting the party and the country, which is undergoing one of its most troubled periods in recent years.
