UK senior ministers urge Conservatives to unite behind PM Truss

Senior British ministers on Sunday urged their colleagues to unite behind Prime Minister Liz Truss, warning that infighting could hand power to the opposition Labor Party in elections in 2024.

Just a month in office, Truss and her team are struggling for credibility after being forced into a humiliating U-turn over her decision to scrap Britain's top income tax rate. The ruling Conservative Party's annual conference last week was beset by division and unrest among its MPs, with opinion polls showing Labour with a huge lead. "Those who conspire against the Prime Minister are helping to build a Labor government. Conservative MPs must support our party leader, not work against him. Division will only result in drift, delay and defeat," senior Cabinet Office minister Nadhim Zahawi wrote in the Mail on Sunday. Zahawi was one of four cabinet ministers who penned an op-ed for a Sunday newspaper urging their parties to back Truss before parliament returned from a short recess on Tuesday. "As a party we must now unite around him," Home Affairs Minister Suella Braverman told The Sun newspaper on Sunday. Follow Global Economic Developments on Social Media! Click here to follow Ieconomy official Facebook account! Click here to follow Ieconomy official Instagram account! Click here to follow Ieconomy official Twitter account!