On the Scene: London responds to Truss NewsIsabella KwaiReporting from the UK.
On the Scene: London Reacts to Truss News
On the Scene: London Reacts to Truss News
On the Scene: London Reacts to Truss News
On the Scene: London Reacts to Truss News
The announcement by British Prime Minister Liz Truss that she would be stepping down is the latest episode of political instability in the United Kingdom.
I combed the rainy streets of London to gauge people’s reactions.
On the Scene: London Reacts to Truss News
On the Scene: London Reacts to Truss News
My colleagues and I were already working on an article about people’s views on the British political landscape, hoping that Truss might get off the hook. Then I got an alert on my phone: She had indeed quit. We immediately grabbed our notebooks and headed back out.
On the Scene: London Reacts to Truss News
On the Scene: London Reacts to Truss News
Some people, like Fay Ferguson, an architect, had joined the morning meetings, only to hear the news of Truss’s resignation – which he announced in a surreal turn of events as she and her colleagues scroll on their phones.
Others have heard it directly from me.
On the Scene: London Reacts to Truss News
On the Scene: London Reacts to Truss News
But even if they saw Truss’s resignation as coming after her tax cut proposals caused turmoil in the market, people were clearly not happy.
On the Scene: London Reacts to Truss News
On the Scene: London Reacts to Truss News
Many felt, citing financial pressures, that the country was in decline and the news only confirmed what they already believed. “If I do my job badly, I’ll be fired,” said Vid Jerasa, on break from his job as project coordinator, adding that Truss should be fired.
On the Scene: London Reacts to Truss News
On the Scene: London Reacts to Truss News
Still, they and others said it left a sense of uncertainty – and even apathy – about the direction of the country, and who would lead it in a time of crisis. “Whoever is going to replace her, I don’t think they will make any difference,” said Cristian Cretu, a gas engineer. Then he went back to work.
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