The new Prime Minister needs to prioritise additional help for people on the lowest incomes, a plan to widen participation in the labour market and get more people back to work, and investing in skills to improve growth. That can start us on the road to recovery.
It would be fair to say Liz Truss takes office in far from ideal conditions. Energy prices and inflation are rocketing, public services say they’re underfunded, recession is looming, and real wages are falling. But here’s three ways our new Prime Minister can make a real difference.