So what happened, Ms. Liz Truss?
So what happened, Ms. Liz Truss? One of the strangest days in the history of British politics came to an end, and this Thursday morning the country is witnessing an unprecedented political turmoil. Various news reports about the political situation and the survival of Liz Truss as the Prime Minister range from her downfall within the next 24 hours to her removal by her party in the coming months, with no sign of improvement in her situation. The story is so complicated that Sky’s famous presenter, Kay Burley, turned to the camera in astonishment and asked, ‘So what happened?’ The British media’s approach is to summarize the astonishing news of the past 24 hours.
Liz Truss was forced to spend Wednesday responding to MPs as per the rules of the House of Commons, and her responses were disastrous. She failed to provide a convincing answer regarding the disastrous budget she proposed, which devastated Britain’s financial markets.
After that, the Labour Party put forward a motion to stop oil extraction through fracking, which everyone in British politics saw as a vote of confidence in Liz Truss. The result of the vote was very decisive and in favor of Truss. However, news quickly spread about chaos in the House of Commons and the pressure and physical coercion by party officials on Conservative MPs to force them to vote in favor of the government, along with photos of the chaotic scenes.
In the same circumstances, Liz Truss lost another minister, as the Home Secretary resigned with a sarcastic letter to Truss due to violations of administrative protocols. The Prime Minister, who had few options for replacements, once again had to appoint one of her opponents within the party to the position of Home Secretary.
Following this, the Chief Whip of the Conservatives in the House of Commons resigned due to the handling of the fracking vote and the lack of coordination with the government. However, everyone in the party denied his resignation. This powerful Conservative figure, whose resignation was denied, was one of the few strong faces of the party in the House of Commons, and if he ultimately separates from Liz Truss, the Prime Minister would be left with one or two loyal figures.
A large number of Conservative MPs in the House of Commons did not vote in line with the government. At 1:30 in the morning, it was announced that the vote was considered a vote of confidence for the government, and the rebellious MPs would be punished.
Now it must be said that the only reason for Liz Truss’s survival is the Conservatives’ disagreement over her successor. The majority of this party in the House of Commons has turned the cabinet and premiership in Britain into a game. It should be noted that Ben Wallace, the British Defense Secretary and one of the powerful Conservative figures who is among the leadership options of the party, is in Washington.