British Prime Minister Liz Truss said she has no intention to step down, despite calls from Conservative MPs. Her statement comes as she fights for political survival over her controversial economic policies, which unleashed market turmoil.
Speaking to the BBC, the embattled PM stated that she is “sticking around because I was elected to deliver for this country and that is what I am determined to do.”
She went on to say that she would lead the Conservative Party into the next election, adding that she “is not focused on internal debates” among the Tories. “We are facing very tough times. We simply cannot afford to spend our time talking about the Conservative Party, rather than what we need to deliver. That is my message to my colleagues.”
Truss apologized, however, for the mistakes she has made during her first month as prime minister, taking responsibility for her ill-fated economic plan, which triggered market chaos. She explained that she “wanted to act to help people with their energy bills, to deal with the issue of high taxes,” while admitting that her government “went too far and too fast” with its policies.
The prime minister said that in order to remedy the situation, she appointed a new chancellor with a new strategy “to restore economic stability.”
