Posted 9/18/2023, 3:00:00 AM

Truss Defends Economic Record, Vows to Push Tax Cuts and Deregulation Agenda Despite Disastrous Premiership

Truss will give a high-profile speech defending her economic record and vision, insisting her policies would have boosted growth if fully implemented.
Truss has stubbornly refused to be sidelined after her disastrous premiership, launching a think tank and writing a book.
Allies say Truss is a "fighter not a quitter" who is determined to push her agenda on deregulation, tax cuts and confronting China.
Truss believes she's been proven right on failures by the BoE and pensions regulator, with "growth, growth, growth" now widely embraced.
Truss plans to stay in politics, play a role in any future Tory leadership contest, and "will not rest" until she sees radical economic change.

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