Liz Truss joined with the Royal Family, her predecessors, world leaders, and a spattering of fellow MPs to lay to rest the late Queen. The state funeral took place in Westminster Abbey, and the day ended eight hours later as she laid to rest alongside the Duke of Edinburgh in St George’s Chapel. The Prime Minister herself made a reading from John. She failed to be recognised on Australian television.
In the evening, she travelled to the United States for the UN General Assembly, against the advice of some of those closest to her. It was reported that she would tell those assembled that the West needed to use economic growth to counter Russia. Mark Fullbrook – her chief of staff who had been interviewed by the FBI – remained in London.
Reports suggested the mini-Budget (pencilled for the coming Friday) would cut the basic rate of income tax and announce the creation of a network of “low-tax, low-regulation” zones. It was announced that Labour would sing the national anthem at their upcoming party conference.
With acknowledgments to Harry Cole and James Heale‘s Out of the Blue: the Inside Story of the Unexpected Rise and Rapid Fall of Liz Truss