After a short tumultuous term of 45 days, Liz Truss stepped down on October 20. Now, as MP of Indian origin Rishi Sunak readies to take the oath, Truss delivered her farewell speech. She said her government worked "urgently and decisively" to help hard-working families, the BBC reported. Truss' term as prime minister began with her leading the nation mourning the Queen and Charles III being named king.
Truss was speaking after chairing her final Cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street before heading towards Buckingham Palace to formally tender her resignation to King Charles.
She also said the country had taken back its energy independence, so we're "no longer reliant on malign foreign powers". And added, she had helped thousands of businesses avoid bankruptcy.
Truss said she is, "more convinced than ever that we need to be bold and confront the challenges we face". Quoting Roman philosopher Seneca she said, “It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that things are difficult."
"We need to take advantage of our Brexit freedoms to do things differently. This means delivering more freedom for our own citizens and restoring power for our democratic institutions,” she added.
"It means lower taxes so people can keep more of the money they earn. And it means delivering growth that will lead to more job security, higher wages and more opportunities for our children and grandchildren," Truss said.
Wishing Rishi Sunak success, Truss said she looks forward to serving the country from the backbenches. "Now more than ever we must support Ukraine. Ukraine must prevail and we must continue to strengthen our nation's defences," and added, “We must be able to outcompete autocratic regimes.”
Truss ended her speech by saying, "We continue to battle through a storm but I believe in Britain, I believe in the British people and I know that brighter days lie ahead."
