British Prime Minister Tras has been taking over the palm of his hands for a full month. On October 5th local time, the Conservative Party's annual meeting, which ended in Birmingham, should have been the stage for Tras to celebrate his presidency, but it became a farce for her to save her personal political future.
22 Annual Meeting of the ruling Conservative Party of the UK, Tras, who was the finale, delivered a speech at the party congress for the first time. What tricks can she use to solve the dilemma and even the crisis facing this government has attracted much attention. However, analysts believe that the empty mention of 29 "growth" without any specific measures to be put into practice is Trass, the best footnote to the speech of the female prime minister who is determined to imitate Thatcher, on the day of the full moon in power.
The theme of Trass' speech was "Getting Britain Moving". In fact, it's not necessary for Trass to say that the UK has already started to move, and it has already started to move. The "moving" movement is really not small.
△British Prime Minister Trass spoke at the Conservative Party Congress on October 5
The whole UK has "moved"
The biggest news recently is the UK's financial market. After Tras took office, the "three fires of new officials taking office" first burned to the domestic economy with high inflation. The “mini budget” announced by Chancellor Kwoten, which aims to boost the economy, caused disastrous consequences about two weeks ago. pound exchange rate fell sharply, almost equivalent to the US dollar; FTSE index plummeted, and at the same time led to a collective plunge in the entire European and American markets. Even IMF criticized the "lack of targeted" tax reform plan of the UK government, which may not only aggravate inequality in the UK, but also undermine international monetary policy.
Bank of England has had to launch a bond purchase program with a scale of £65 billion to curb the government bond market crisis. In the face of doubts, Prime Minister Tras said in an interview with British media on September 29 that even if the central bank's intervention is needed, she insists that the British government's economic policies are "on the right path" and believes that people's vision should be "long-term development". Although the current situation is difficult and under great pressure, she does not intend to change her decision.
In addition, it was the ordinary British people who started to "move" a long time ago. As early as June this year, the cost of living soared due to the accelerated escalation of the European energy crisis and the harsh reality of high inflation forced British people from all walks of life to choose to take to the streets and call on the government to face the difficulties faced by the people. On October 1, when the energy bills were raised again, protests broke out in more than 50 towns in the UK, which was the largest strike in the country in the past 20 years.
△On October 1, local time, a reporter from CCTV Central Radio and Television Station interviewed protesters at the strike march
Faced with such a situation of internal and external difficulties, the British government really "moves". Prime Minister Tras, who was originally unwavering in his own policies, changed his mind in just a few days - giving up the previously proposed plan to cancel the maximum income tax rate of 45%. Reuters unceremoniously described it as a "180-degree turn of shame."
△Reuters report screenshot
"hard-mouthed" Tras "betrayed"?
On the evening of October 2, Tras was still defending the "mini budget", emphasizing that all disputes are just a "little stone" on the long-term development path of Britain. However, when he woke up, Tras failed to kick away or bypass the "little pebbles" and turned around and turned around.
On the morning of October 3, Tras posted on his personal social media saying, "We understand and hear it" and announced that "the plan of "canceling the maximum tax rate of 45%" will not continue to be implemented." Tras also said that the plan to cancel the highest tax rate has interfered with the mission to drive the UK forward.
△The social media post by British Prime Minister Trass
This result has inspired opposition from all walks of life in the UK. The opposition Labor Party said that the government has destroyed its credit and completely lost the confidence of the people.The Conservative Party where Trass is located also questioned the feasibility of the government's future policies, believing that this "change of orders every day" makes "we look very incompetent."
Tras said that he would "never feel embarrassed" by making this 180-degree turn. But the taste of this is probably mixed in Trass's heart.
The "blame-blame duo" of the British Prime Minister and the Finance Minister
The "shamed turning point" cannot be a slap in the face by Prime Minister Tras himself, someone must take the blame. After overturning the tax reform policy on the 3rd, Tras explained in an interview with Reuters during the Conservative Party meeting: The tax cut arrangements in the "mini budget" were not actually approved by the cabinet, and they did not even discuss with the cabinet at all. "This is the decision of the Chancellor of the Chancellor Kwoten." Reuters reported that Tras is trying to draw a line with her Chancellor of the Exchequer. On September 23, when the Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwoten announced the "mini budget" plan in Parliament, Tlas sat calmly behind him.
△Reuters report screenshot
. What’s more interesting is Kewoten, how can he take the blame by himself, and he has to pay it to others. The British Daily Star reported on the 5th that Kewoten said that Queen Elizabeth II's funeral disrupted his tax cut plan. I don't know what the British should think of such a funny statement.
△Screenshot of the British Daily Star report
At the beginning of his term, Tras said in an interview with the media that he was willing to commit to "things that may not be smooth" and "prepare for unwelcome." Unexpectedly, her preparations came in handy so quickly.
△Tras was interviewed by local media in New York, USA on September 20,
In his speech at the Conservative Party’s annual meeting on October 5, Trass’s statement was still criticized by people as “ painting cake ” because there are only promises throughout the article, no measures. No wonder more than 550,000 British people signed petitions on that day to demand that the general election be held in advance. The petition reads, "The chaos faced by the British government is unprecedented... Let the people decide who leads us out of the turmoil." (CCTV)
△Screenshot of the website of British people signing the petition
