By Enyichukwu Enemanna
New Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Liz Truss has delivered her first speech outside 10 Downing Street where she unveiled her programme for her country grappling with increasing cost of living.
After her meeting with the Queen of England, Elizabeth II in Balmoral earlier in the day in the company of her predecessor, Truss arrived at Downing Street Tuesday evening and immediately delivered her first speech, promising to focus on growing the economy through tax cuts and reform, deal with the energy crisis caused by Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine and make sure Britons can get access to the NHS services they need.
She said, “As prime minister, I will pursue three early priorities. Firstly, I will get Britain working again. I have a bold plan to grow the economy through tax cuts and reform. I will cut taxes to reward hard work and boost business-led growth and investment.
“I will drive reform in my mission to get the United Kingdom working, building and growing. We’ll get spades in the ground to make sure people are not facing unaffordable energy bills and we will also make sure that we are building hospitals, schools, roads and broadband.
“Secondly, I will deal hands-on with the energy crisis caused by Putin’s war. I will take action this week to deal with energy bills and to secure our future energy supply.
“Thirdly, I will make sure that people can get doctor’s appointments and the NHS services they need. We will put our health service on a firm footing.”
According to her, delivering on these key will put the nation on the path to long term success.
She encouraged her patriots not to entertain doubt, assuring that the challenges will be confronted.
“We shouldn’t be daunted by the challenges we face. As strong as the storm may be, I know that the British people are stronger. Our country was built by people who get things done. We have huge reserves of talent, of energy and determination” she added.
The global community is facing energy crisis with the cost of gas and petrol skyrocketing following the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, a move that necessitated economic sanction against Russia that produces ten per cent of global energy.
She used the opportunity to praise her predecessor Boris Johnson as the man who “delivered Brexit, the Covid vaccine and stood up to Russian aggression”.
