Liz Truss says her government “had to take decisive action” in order to get the economy growing.
Speaking to the BBC in a raft of local radio interviews this morning, the prime minister said “controversial and difficult decisions” needed to be taken to improve the situation in the UK.
And she added: “I am prepared to do that as prime minister because what is important to me is we get our economy moving, we make sure that people are able to get through this winter and we are prepared to do what it takes to make that happen.”
