Matthew Hullhouse is the economist's British political correspondent and his app This Week's Event. He says Liz Truss' big budget, which she would set the direction of this new agenda, has had a catastrophic reception. That in turn precipitated a very, very sudden drop in support for the Conservative Party.
Prime Minister Liz Truss has had a bruising first few weeks in office. Amid policy U-turns and plummeting poll numbers, her Tory party’s annual shindig is a venue for much soul-searching. Russia’s “partial mobilisation” is unlikely to help much on the battlefield—and is proving exceedingly unpopular at home. And the dangers of naming species after people who become notorious.
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