Liz Truss press conference: PM defends her job in grilling after sacking Kwasi Kwarteng & replacing him with Jeremy Hunt

LIZ Truss today insisted she remained the best person to lead Britain as she fought to keep her fledgling premiership from imploding.

After executing another mini-Budget u-turn within hours of sacking Kwasi Kwarteng, the PM said she was taking “difficult decisions”.

The PM abandoned her pledge not to rise Corporation Tax in a bid to reassure nervous markets and calm the economic turbulence.

Putting a brave face on the economic and political turmoil, she insisted she was the right person to lead Britain “through the storm”.

Facing the nation, she told a No10 press conference: “It is clear that parts of our mini budget went further and faster than markets were expecting. So the way we are delivering our mission right now has to change.”

Embattled Ms Truss praised the appointment secretaryt as Chancellor as a safe pair of hands.

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