In series of local BBC interviews, prime minister says she is prepared to make difficult decisions

Liz Truss has insisted her government’s economic policy is on the right course despite the need for emergency intervention from the Bank of England, saying she is “prepared to take difficult decisions” and will not change policy.

In a round of interviews with BBC local radio stations, her first public statements since warnings from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the bank’s intervention to prevent a run on pension funds, the prime minister said people would feel the benefits in the longer term.

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