Liz Truss defends mini-budget on BBC Radio Norfolk: 'I have to do what I believe is right'

Liz Truss made her first media appearance on Thursday after Kwasi Kwarteng announced a mini budget in parliament, sparking criticism from the IMF and the Bank of England. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Truss appeared on multiple local radio stations, including BBC Radio Norfolk, where she was forced to defend her government's tax cuts saying 'I had to do what I believe is right', despite mounting pressure to rethink the budget. Liz Truss defends mini-budget, saying she has to do ‘what I believe is right’ – UK politics live ► https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2022/sep/29/liz-truss-kwasi-kwarteng-mini-budget-sterling-crisis-economy-conservatives-uk-politics-live-updates?filterKeyEvents=false&page=with:block-633545288f084e56bac57dc9#block-633545288f084e56bac57dc9 The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Twitter ► https://twitter.com/guardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #LizTruss #MiniBudget #KwasiKwarteng #TaxCuts #UK