London: British Prime Minister Liz Truss has resigned. She announced that she was resigning because she could not keep her promises. He said that he will continue in the post of Prime Minister until a new Prime Minister is elected. With the resignation of Liz Truss, another political crisis has arisen in Britain.
Liz Truss was embroiled in controversies within 6 weeks of assuming the post of Prime Minister. In the short-term budget that was introduced for the first time, the announcement of fuel subsidies equally for the poor and the rich caused a furore. Opposition came from his own party. With this, Truss, who has been silent for three days, responded to the criticism coming at him. “We have made mistakes.. forgive us,” she said apologetically. He announced that he will not go anywhere and will lead the Conservative Party in the next general elections. She told BBC.. “I realize that we have made mistakes. I corrected them. Appointed a new Chancellor. Restored financial stability and discipline. We will move forward in better policies for public welfare,” said Truss. Internationally, Britain’s situation is different. She said that the war in Ukraine had an impact. We wanted to do something good for the people. We have taken decisions to help them in the case of high taxes. But, we made a mistake somewhere.” Meanwhile, the Prime Minister referred to the fact that the new Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt announced that the tax reduction announced in the mini budget is being withdrawn completely. Hunt said he was aware of the country’s long-term economic situation.
#WATCH | Liz Truss resigns as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
— ANI (@ANI) October 20, 2022
I am resigning as the leader of the Conservative party. I will remain as Prime Minister until a successor has been chosen: Liz Truss
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