Whining Liz Truss has claimed it is “unfair” for struggling families to blame her for soaring mortgage rates.
The unapologetic ex-PM today refused to accept responsibility for tanking the economy as she continued her shameless bid to whitewash her appalling record.
In her first interview since leaving No10, Ms Truss dismissed complaints that households have been lumbered with higher mortgage costs thanks to her botched mini-Budget.
But in a small bit of good news, the walking disaster zone said “no” when asked if she would like to be PM again.
Ms Truss was forced out of Downing Street after just 49 days after she announced a tax-cutting bonanza, with giveaways for the super-rich.
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The carnage sent the pound tumbling and mortgage rates soaring – as pension funds came close to collapse.
She had to U-turn on nearly all her plans and sacked her chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng, but was still forced out by Tory MPs. She is the shortest-serving PM in British history.
Asked by the Spectator if she regrets running for the top job, Ms Truss said: “No, I don’t regret it.”
But on the possibility of making a comeback, she said “no” when questioned on whether she would like to return to No10.
She added: “I definitely want to be part of promoting a pro-growth agenda, I definitely want to carry on as an MP. I’m positive about the future of Britain and I’m positive about the future of the Conservative Party.
“I think we need to start building more of a strong intellectual base. But I’m not desperate to get back into Number 10, no.”
Mortgage rates have risen dramatically since Ms Truss entered No10 this summer.
The cost of a two-year fixed-rate mortgage stood at an eye-watering 5.75% last month, according to Moneyfacts, compared to 3.95% in August, the month before her disastrous mini-budget.
It is estimated 1.4million people will have to renew their mortgage this year, meaning they will be stung by the higher interest rates.
Despite the catastrophic end to her premiership, Ms Truss said she would keep pushing for tax cuts.
“We need to be better at making the argument,” she told the Spectator. “ We need to think about making the argument.
“Obviously, I’ve got more time available now to think about these things and make the argument. And that’s what I want to do.”
Pushed on whether people struggling with higher mortgage rates would think she is the right person to be making the case, Ms Truss said: “I do want to address this – because we’ve been living in a very low interest rate world and mortgage rates have been going up.”
She said there was a “specific issue around the time” of her mini-Budget related to problems with pension funds.
“So I don’t think it’s fair to blame interest rises on what we did. I think that’s unfair,” she added.
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