It’s not looking good for Liz Truss. Britain’s third female prime minister has described herself as “a fighter, not a quitter.” But her economic plans are in ruins, she’s facing a record-low approval rating, she sacked her chancellor, her home secretary has resigned, and now even Tory backbenchers are in open revolt. Charles Walker, a long-standing backbench MP, gave a stunning indictment of his own party:
You know, I really shouldn’t say this but I hope all those people that put Liz Truss in No. 10 — I hope it was worth it. I hope it was worth it for the ministerial red box. I hope it was worth it to sit around the cabinet table, because the damage they have done to our party is extraordinary.
