British Prime Minister Liz Truss has faced her first Prime Minister's Questions session in the House of Commons since the embarrassing about-turn she was forced into, going back on the disastrous "mini-budget".
In an effort to present herself as a credible leader of the Conservative Party and the nation, Truss told MPs in Wednesday's weekly questioning "I'm a fighter, not a quitter." Popularity for Truss individually and the Tories in general has plummeted since the announcement of the "mini-budget", which prompted widespread market turbulence.
The value of the pound sterling fell drastically as a result of unfunded tax cuts that would save the richest individuals and corporations in Britain millions in tax at the expense of public services. Yet the policies were met with such anger and market disapproval that Truss had no option but to withdraw the proposals and replace her Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng with Jeremy Hunt.
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For the first time in parliament, she apologised by stating that "I have made mistakes." However, the Prime Minister was evasive on her apparent avoidance of the media in previous days, when she had sent Leader of the House of Commons Penny Mordaunt in her place.
It is widely speculated that Truss' days as Prime Minister are numbered, with some Tory backbenchers having already sent in letters calling for her resignation. Indeed, some have even issued public calls for her removal as party unity crumbles.
