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UK Prime Minister apologises for 'going too fast' with her economic policies

Liz Truss steers away from her original plans for the economy after weeks of market turmoil, and says she will have to deliver economic stability 'in a different way'.

Liz Truss steers away from her original plans for the economy after weeks of market turmoil, and says she will have to deliver economic stability 'in a different way'. We listen to the interview she gave to the 大象传媒, the first since the new Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced what's been described as the biggest ever U-turn in British economic policy.

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(Picture: Liz Truss. Picture credit: 大象传媒 News.)

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  • Tue 18 Oct 2022 00:06GMT

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