LIZ Truss was left in stunned silence after she was asked who voted for the sweeping tax cuts that her government has introduced.
The Prime Minister was interviewed by Kuenssberg on the BBC on Sunday morning regarding the economic panic caused by her Government’s mini-budget.
Following a series of painful interviews on regional networks across England earlier this week, it’s hard to argue today went much better for the PM.
Truss, who was voted to become the next PM by only a few hundred thousand Tory party members, seemed taken aback when she was confronted by the realities of her appointment.
Towards the end of the interview, Truss was quizzed about how many people had actually voted for her economic plans which, lest we forget, saw the pound drop to a record low.
Kuenssberg asked simply, "How many people voted for your plan?" at the end of the 40-minute-long interview.
The question was followed by an excruciatingly long pause before Truss eventually said: “What do you mean by that”, in the manner of a student struggling with their algebra.
Kuenssberg then continued to point out that there has been somewhat of an ideological shift in the Tory party since the 2019 General Election.
Truss responded: “Well, people in 2019 who voted conservative, voted for a successful country where we are levelling up all parts of the country where we’re driving growth, enterprise and opportunity.”
I just cringed so hard I turned inside out pic.twitter.com/SuP0u1AcYL
— Sorcha Ní Nia (@Luiseach) October 2, 2022
Where do you even begin? If this is what a successful country looks like, The Jouker is alarmed at the prospect of things being unsuccessful.
The video capturing the Prime Minister’s silence has gone viral on social media with one user commenting: “I just cringed so hard I turned inside out.”
Another added: “The speed of sound has clearly slowed down somewhat since I did science.”
If there’s one thing that hasn’t slowed down though, it’s the damage that the UK Government is doing to the economy.
