UK PM Truss determined to deliver growth plans: Minister

UK PM Truss determined to deliver growth plans: Minister
October 14, 2022, 9:10 am

File photo. Liz Truss official Twitter account

Britain's trade department minister Greg Hands on Friday (Oct 14) backed Prime Minister Liz Truss and Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng, and called for the Conservative Party to unite when asked about media reports on plans to replace her.

He told Sky News: “I am dealing with the situation that we are in which is that Liz Truss is our prime minister, she has my confidence."

“She should have the confidence of all Conservative MPs, the whole Conservative Party and actually deserves the confidence of the country as we go into quite difficult economic times.”

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Hands said: “We need to get behind our Prime Minister as a party and show Liz Truss the confidence that she deserves, and Kwasi Kwarteng, to make these difficult decisions going forward."

It is worthy to note that his comments come as Kwarteng is headed to London earlier than planned from a trip to Washington following reports that the government could be reversing some parts of his mini-budget, which was laid out late last month and has since caused chaos in financial markets.

Source: alarabiya

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