Replacements for Liz Truss are already being analyzed

Replacements for Liz Truss are already being analyzed

Appointed urgently on Friday, the new head of the economic portfolio insisted on the need to restore “stability” and specified, among his announcements, that aid to households to pay energy bills will finally be limited to six months instead of the two years initially planned.

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The goal of the new British portfolio holder will be to implement financial policies to calm the market. Emergency declarations are expected in which he will announce a medium-term fiscal package to combat the deficit and reduce the level of indebtedness.

“Following discussions with the Prime Minister, the Chancellor has made these decisions to ensure the economic stability of the UK and build confidence in the government’s commitment to fiscal discipline,” the UK government announced in an official statement.

In this context, the main British and European media speak of a tense context, with a crisis of confidence, in which they point out impeachment attempts on Truss, even within his own party.

Truss’s possible replacements in the UK: is Boris Johnson back?

As a first option, the face of an old acquaintance appeared, promoted by the conservative press: Boris Johnson could make his return and is imposed as a possibility in British politics.

Despite the fact that he must overcome great obstacles to revert his image, such as his departure in July this year as a result of multiple scandals, the former prime minister still retains the electoral base that gave him the victory in 2019.

Boris Johnson

Outgoing UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Outgoing UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

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Another of the names that emerged as a possible replacement for Truss in power was that of Jeremy Hunt himself, current Minister of Finance and former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Health. He is a 55-year-old leader, not very charismatic but, at the same time, very experienced. However, he claimed that do not want to participate again in the race.

Source: Ambito

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