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Can Liz Truss reinstate confidence?

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Episode notes

Liz Truss’s local radio performance reviewed: doubling-down on mini budget, investors continue to sell gilts, and are Conservative MPs frustrated behind the scenes? Can the PM reinstate some confidence ahead of the Tory Party conference? Our Deputy Political Editor David Bond discusses the PM’s performance on local radio this morning, and explores what options she has on the table to secure support and confidence in her plans for the economy. In this episode:


  • How Liz Truss managed the grilling on local radio
  • Did she underestimate the questioning from local presenters?
  • What can she do now to boost confidence?
  • Could the PM do a U-turn on the mini-budget?


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