Liz Truss has been made 'a scapegoat' for the 'failed tax-and-spend policies' of her predecessors - and UK's reputation is 'trashed' - according to political commentators from outside of the UK. These are just two of the views being expressed by the world’s media as it reacts to the resignation of Liz Truss.
The Washington Post’s editorial board has put forward a strategy for Britain to “right itself after Truss”, claiming the nation “looks increasingly like an isolated Atlantic island state” instead of an international player. It argues the Tories should opt for a figure like Rishi Sunak as new leader, who it says would likely be a “steadier hand” than Ms Truss or Boris Johnson.
“The party should also reform how it chooses its leaders. The current process empowers dues-paying party members, who tend to lean further to the populist right than most Britons,” the board wrote. The third step involves help from the US and Europe in landing new trade deals and a “softer Brexit”.
