Tory turmoil has come as a result of 'bad politics' and Liz Truss' 'inexperience', David Davis told Andrew Marr
Picture: LBCThe current Tory turmoil has been caused by "bad politics" and "inexperience", Tory MP David Davis has said.Speaking on LBC's Tonight with Andrew Marr, Mr Davis labelled the current Cabinet a "fractious" bunch and claimed Liz Truss is a "pretty inexperienced Prime Minister by the standards of modern times".
"She's got to recognise she's leading a party. She's not simply a president. She's not Emmanuel Macron. She's a Prime Minister," he said. "The primary reason for the response to mini-budget was not the numbers, it was a failure of credibility.Watch Tonight with Andrew Marr exclusively onMr Davis is one of several Tory MPs who chose not to attend the party conference this year.
"I didn't come to the conference so as not to make things more critical for her, because I have fairly critical views," he explained.A case of “real life getting in the way of good intentions” according to Mr Davis, the Conservative MP for Haltemprice and Howden set the scene for his party's current political in-fighting by labelling it "the most unstable world I can remember in my adult life”."None of it is irrecoverable, but it’s hard work - two years of hard work.
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