Just 49 days after she arrived her in the crowning point of her political career, it’s all ended in disaster for Liz Truss. She is about to officially become the shortest serving prime minister in British history. Normally, in their departure speech, prime ministers list what they consider their achievements to be. Truss won’t have much to choose from. She may decide to talk about the reversal of the national insurance increase and the energy support announced in her first days in office. But even that has been significantly curtailed by the new chancellor.
Truss says she is "more convinced than ever that we need to be bold and confront the challenges we face". She quotes Roman philosopher Seneca: "It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that things are difficult."
Truss continues: "We need to take advantage of our Brexit freedoms to do things differently. This means delivering more freedom for our own citizens and restoring power for our democratic institutions. "It means lower taxes so people can keep more of the money they earn. And it means delivering growth that will lead to more job security, higher wages and more opportunities for our children and grandchildren."
