After Criticism of Budget, Truss Says General Election Is the ‘Last Thing we Need’

Prime Minister Liz Truss and Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng during a visit to a construction site for a medical innovation campus in Birmingham, on Oct. 4, 2022. Stefan Rousseau/PA Media

Prime Minister Liz Truss responded to a jibe from a Labour MP during Prime Minister’s Question Time by saying: “The last thing we need is a general election.”

She appeared to be referring to Britain, rather than the Conservative Party, but her comment was met with laughter by opposition Labour MPs.