Under-fire UK PM Truss fails to calm markets with growth pledge

By Agence France-Presse

Oct 06, 2022 9:29 am

BIRMINGHAM: Prime Minister Liz Truss vowed to steer the UK 'through the tempest' as she closed her party's tumultuous annual conference on Wednesday, making an unapologetic pitch for economic 'growth, growth, growth.'

Since succeeding Boris Johnson, Truss has alienated voters, financial markets and many in the ruling Conservative party with a crash program of debt-fueled tax cuts to boost Britain's stagnant economy.

Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss delivers her keynote address on the final day of the annual Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, central England, on October 5, 2022. AFP PHOTO

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