The Prime Minister Liz Truss has insisted the Government had to “take urgent action to get the economy growing” in her first public comments since the mini-budget market turmoil
In a series of interviews with BBC Local Radio this morning said she was prepared to take “controversial and difficult decisions” to get the economy moving and was “prepared to do what it takes to make that happen”
The Prime Minister told BBC Radio Norfolk: “Of course there are elements of controversy as there always are, but my priority was making sure that we were supporting the British people in what is going to be a very difficult winter and a difficult time”
She acknowledged that the measures announced in the Chancellor’s mini-budget last week would take time to have an effect.
The Prime Minister told BBC Radio Leeds that the Chancellor was working “very, very closely” with the Governor of the Bank of England
However the Prime Minister did not get an easy ride in the five minute segments
She said it was @simply not true” when asked by BBC Radio Nottingham whether her mini-budget was a “reverse Robin Hood” that disproportionately benefited the most wealthy.
She said: “The biggest part of the package we announced is the support on energy bills”
“People are no longer worried about whether they can heat their homes, they’re worried about whether they can keep their homes” – said the BBC Radio Nottingham interviewer
Whilst on BBC Radio Kent she batted away “Are you ashamed of what you’ve done? Are you?”
“How much suffering is enough”
“Haven’t you been reading the news?”
“This is a crisis.”
“it’s hard to know what has fallen more since you entered Downing Street, the value of the pound of the Tory poll rating.“ asked BBC Radio Bristol with the presenter asking “Putin was responsible for the Bank of England’s intervention yesterday, was he?”
