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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
John Crace

The ‘I was right’ wing: Truss and May do their best to rewrite history

A smiling Liz Truss gesticulates as she gives a speech on the economy at the Institute for Government
Liz Truss: crash, what crash? Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA

Monday

It’s the season for self-forgiveness. At least it appears to be in the Tory party. You’d have thought that Liz Truss would have wanted to keep quiet for a while longer. If not for a lifetime. After all, being known as the shortest-serving prime minister is hardly something to boast about. But far from it, just a year after she crashed the economy with the mini-budget that cost the country £45bn and sent interest rates rising, Truss was out and about at the Institute for Government giving a speech aimed at rehabilitating her reputation. And guess what? Liz reckons she’s got absolutely nothing to apologise for.

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