British Prime Minister Liz Truss is set to address lawmakers in parliament on Wednesday.
YouGov found that within six weeks of taking power Liz Truss has become the most unpopular leader it has ever trackedBritish Prime Minister Liz Truss is set to address lawmakers in parliament on Wednesday for the first time since abandoning her tax-slashing economic agenda, as she seeks to reassert her waning political authority.
Polls show her personal and party ratings have cratered dramatically, with YouGov saying Tuesday that -- within six weeks of taking power -- she had become the most unpopular leader it has ever tracked. More than three-quarters of people disapprove of the government -- the highest in 11 years, YouGov said.The government's September 23 mini-budget -- which slashed a host of taxes without curbing spending -- sent bond yields spiking and the pound collapsing to a record dollar-low on fears of rocketing UK debt.
But after the economic tumult of recent weeks saw government borrowing rates spiral, Truss and Hunt have warned of"difficult decisions" and urged government departments to find savings. More than half polled by YouGov had an unfavourable opinion of Sunak, rising to nearly two-thirds for Johnson.
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