Liz Truss has failed to build consensus in the Conservative Party, and voters are taking note 🔍 Analysis from janemerrick23
In her first 48 hours in office, Ms Truss shaped her new Cabinet narrowly around her own close allies, leaving those who had backed Mr Sunak to languish on the backbenches – failing to heed the warnings of the bitter leadership contest that disunited parties do not prosper.
In taking on the “orthodoxy” of the Civil Service, she sees herself as radical and revolutionary. Yet the Prime Minister and Mr Kwarteng failed to listen to those civil servants who warned them that their mini-Budget would cause turmoil on the markets.In her first four weeks in office, Ms Truss has failed to meet one of the most important rules of politics: that it is necessary to build coalitions and consensus in order to survive.
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