Data released by the UK's National Bureau of Statistics on the 19th showed that UK inflation has risen from 9.9% in August to 10.1% in September, mainly due to the impact of rising prices and small budgets. A poll shows that nearly half of the Conservative Party members hope that Prime Minister Tras will resign. On the 19th, when Tras went to the House of Commons for questioning by members of parliament, she was questioned by Labour leader Stamer, why she had not resigned, Tras reiterated that she had no intention of resigning and said that she was a warrior, not a mid-way person.
UK inflation rose to 10.1% in September, and food prices rose to big
Data released by the UK's National Bureau of Statistics on the 19th showed that inflation in the UK has risen from 9.9% in August to 10.1% in September. The main reason why led to the push up inflation was the rise in food prices, reaching the highest level since April 1980. The daily necessities of people, such as bread and cereals, meat products, dairy products and eggs, all ranked among the top.
Before the announcement of the "Medium-term Finance Plan" and Budget Responsibility Office's analysis of the situation on the last day of October, the newly appointed British Chancellor of the Exchequer Hunter has only about ten days left to find ways to gain economic confidence.
For local people in the UK, although the British government provides energy bill subsidies to families by April next year, the monthly heating and lighting costs that ordinary families pay for are still twice as much as last year compared to a year ago, and the surge in food prices has also exacerbated their dissatisfaction.
Tras resigned unintentionally: I am a soldier, and I will not give up easily
British Prime Minister Tras went to the House of Commons to be questioned by members of parliament on the 19th. When Labour leader Stamer asked her why she had not resigned, Tras reiterated that she had no intention of resigning, saying that she was a soldier, not a mid-way person.
Labor leader Starmer:
I have a list here: 45% tax cuts are gone, corporate tax cuts are gone, 20% tax cuts are gone, two years of energy price freezes are gone, duty-free shopping is gone, economic credibility is gone, and her so-called "best friend" former Chancellor of the Chancellor, he also left, everything is gone, so why is she (Tras) still here?
British Prime Minister Trass:
Mr. Speaker, I am a soldier, I will not give up easily.
Tras also apologized to lawmakers in Congress, making clear that he admitted that he had made a mistake, and said that the right way to do this in this situation is to make changes. Tras said that he has made changes and will continue to work and serve the British people. She said that she has provided energy price guarantees to assist the people in the winter. However, while Tras was speaking, there were voices calling her to resign.
British people are dissatisfied with economic policies, Conservative Party members call on the Prime Minister to step down
Report released by British poll website YouGov shows that about half of the Conservative Party members want Tras to step down, while former Prime Minister Johnson is considered a good successor.
In addition, in the uncertain economy, British Barclays Bank recently released data saying that British people are changing their living habits to cope with the winter cost of living crisis, and more than 50% of British people are planning to reduce their disposable funds.
London citizen in the UK Catherine:
Yes, I am really worried. I haven't received those bunch of bills yet, and I feel very scared and don't even know how to deal with it.
London citizen Chris:
I found that when looking back, most crises are caused by the government. They act cleverly, create a bunch of problems, and then come to sell you solutions.
In British society, in the past six months, the most complaints among the people are rising prices, but the wage level cannot keep up with the pace of inflation. The head of the British trade union movement recently accused the Conservative Party of "the longest squeeze on the actual wages of since the Napoleon era". The person in charge also said that according to the current trend, the UK's living standards will not return to the 2008 level until 2028, while warning the government not to think about weakening the right to strike.
British Home Secretary resigned automatically in violation of government security regulations
British Home Secretary Braverman, who had only been in office for 43 days, submitted his resignation letter on the 19th. In the resignation letter sent to Tras, Braverman admitted that he had violated the government's security regulations and sent an internal security email to another member of parliament in a private email, so he decided to take responsibility and resign.
In the letter, she also expressed concerns about the current government, believing that the Trass government violated its earlier commitments to voters. Previously, the former British Minister of Transportation Shaps, who supported Sunak in the Conservative Party leader competition, has accepted the appointment of Tras as Home Secretary.
Source: Phoenix TV Information Station
Edited by: Qiuguo
