Liz Truss says she recognises her government made mistakes and says she is sorry for them
Speaking to the BBC’s political editor Chris Mason she admitted that the government had tried to move “too far too fast”
However Truss said that she still intended to lead the Conservatives into the next general election, despite heavy criticism from within her party
Truss said that she had put in place a new Chancellor with a new strategy and had acted in the National Interest but said that she was committed to the vision
She said that she still believed in a high growth,low tax economy but recognised that outside influences had meant that she had to pair back on the strategy.
Pressed on the rolling back of the energy support package,she said that vulnerable people and families would continue to get support but that the new Chancellor had to act on the public finances
She refused to acknowledge that her decisions over the past few weeks had led to rises in mortgage rates instead blaming rising interest rates across the globe as the world economy moves from a period of low borrowing costs.
She denied that she was a Prime Minister in name only,and asked whether she still had credibility she said that she had been honest to the country with what needed to be done and had been upfront and honest that she had made mistakes.
Asked about the sacking of Kwasi Kwarteng she described it as a very tough decision, he was a very good friend she said.
She rebuffed suggestions that Conservative MP’s wanted her out of the job saying that the country did not want to hear about the internal business of the party
