- Giacomo Landal
- Diplomatic Affairs Correspondent
52 minutes ago
US President Joe Biden described British Prime Minister Liz Truss’s economic policies as “wrong”.
Biden said in comments considered out of the ordinary that economic confusion was expected following the announcement of the mini-budget.
Biden, who was speaking in Oregon, was asked about Truss’s attempt to stimulate the economy and stimulate growth by granting tax breaks without funding for them.
“I think the idea of tax cuts for the very rich right now is something I disagree with, but that’s something for Britain, not me,” he added.
Biden has always been among the opponents of the tax cut policy for the richest, and this policy is at the heart of the prime minister’s business plan, who believes that tax cuts for businesses and the rich will drive growth by enabling wealth to flow to all segments of society.
But it is not uncommon for the president of the United States to criticize the leader of a very close country.
IMF concerns
Biden has been criticized in the past for not doing enough to strengthen US-UK relations, preferring to focus his transatlantic policy on Dublin, Paris and Berlin, but he’s not the only one on the international political scene baffled by the way things go. they are made in Britain and the decisions made by its politicians.
British foreign ministers and diplomats believe the boil in Britain will come at a diplomatic and economic cost.
Some leaders go so far as to laugh at the British experience in public. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis spoke to the Sunday Times about IMF concerns over the state of the British economy.
“If you need experience dealing with the IMF, we are here, we can help you,” he joked, referring to Greece’s economic instability and its need for help from international institutions.
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Prime Minister Liz Truss insists she knows the way to growth
Diplomats from economically troubled countries tell jokes that their countries’ currency is stronger than the pound, and some are not ashamed to break the rules of diplomacy and criticize the host country’s internal affairs, including German ambassador to London Miguel Berger, who expressed concern about the British government’s economic plans.
A British diplomat said to me: “We have become a laughing stock. People come to me and ask me ‘What’s going on in your country?'”.
Diplomats and foreign ministers say they do not miss Britain’s role on the international stage and long to see “Britain of the past” which has had a quiet presence on the international stage.
In the past, diplomats viewed Britain as a country that followed the right steps, the rule of law and made rational decisions.
“Wake up, Great Britain,” a European foreign minister told me over the weekend, the world is on fire and we need you.
The international confusion has been noted by major British opposition parties and shadow foreign minister David Lammy said: “President Biden knows the dangers of buoyancy because the rich get rich. His comments confirm what our reputation has come from the conservatives. “.
The BBC turned to the State Department for comment but did not receive it.
