As landing zones go, it was a tight one. In her speech to the Conservative Party Conference, Liz Truss needed to try to restore discipline to her Cabinet, instil confidence in the markets and reassure an electorate buffeted by rising prices and mortgage hikes.
Truss called for an end to “drift and delay” while stating that “whenever there is change, there is disruption”. Tory MPs and party members in Birmingham would be forgiven for thinking the Prime Minister was referring to the nationwide rail strikes hampering their journeys home.
