Energy, inflation are first order of business: new UK prime minister

Robert Besser
08 Sep 2022, 02:13 GMT+10

Newly appointed UK prime minister Liz Truss said she would take immediate action in her first week in power to tackle rising energy bills and increase energy supplies
Upon entering office, Truss is faced with predictions of a long recession, double-digit inflation and industrial unrest
In the Telegraph, she said her approach would be two-fold, taking immediate action to tackle the cost of living crisis and drafting a plan to deliver economic growth

LONDON, England: Newly appointed UK prime minister Liz Truss said she would take immediate action in her first week in power to tackle rising energy bills and increase energy supplies.

Upon entering office, Truss is faced with predictions of a long recession, double-digit inflation and industrial unrest.

Writing in the Sunday Telegraph, Truss said she understood the challenges posed by the cost of living crisis and she would take "decisive action to ensure families and businesses can get through this winter and the next.I plan within the first week of my new administration to set out our immediate action on energy bills and energy supply. A fiscal event would follow later this month from my Chancellor, with a broader package of action on the economy," she said.

In the Telegraph, she said her approach would be two-fold, taking immediate action to tackle the cost of living crisis and drafting a plan to deliver economic growth.

"We need to take the difficult decisions to ensure we are not in this position every autumn and winter. Sticking plasters and kicking the can down the road will not do. I am ready to take the tough decisions to rebuild our economy," she wrote.

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