Dominic Grieve, former Conservative MP, castigates on franceinfo “a completely absurd economic policy” led by Liz Truss “without consultation”.
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“I’m mad,” reacts Friday, October 21 on franceinfo and former attorney general under David Cameron, the day after the resignation of British Prime Minister Liz Truss, 45 days after coming to power. According to him, it was “inevitable”because “the Conservative Party’s decision to choose her was a very bad choice.”
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For Dominic Grieve, there was a will to act “rapidly” and in a way “exceptional” for “to grow the economy” UK, but it spooked global markets which “decided they had no confidence in this policy.” The former Conservative elected criticizes “a completely absurd economic policy” led by Liz Truss “without consultation”.
“The Conservative Party has completely lost the North”continues Dominic Grieve, even if he recalls that “it is the militants, the members of the party, who made this choice”. He calls on the party to “to restart on very different bases” for “not to lose hundreds of parliamentarians in the next elections”.
While parliamentarians will have to choose a new candidate in the coming days, the British politician asks them to “don’t do stupid things again”. Regarding the possibility that the former Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, could make a comeback, the former Conservative MP believes that “nothing is impossible” but that would be “the suicide of the party”.
Dominic Grieve also believes that Brexit, which was to allow the United Kingdom to regain its independence and sovereignty, ultimately weakened political power in favor of the power of finance and the markets. “It’s a very hard lesson, it’s the great misfortune of what’s happened in the UK in recent years, it’s a fantasy chase and the electorate is starting to realize it”he summarizes.