Liz Truss today delivered a crucial conference speech as chaos and in fighting continues to surround her fledgling government.
The embattled Prime Minister has been under enormous pressure since her controversial economic plans sent the markets and the pound into freefall and triggered an emergency intervention from the Bank of England.
The party's conference in Birmingham has been mired in political battles between cabinet members and MPs and a screeching u-turn on one of the government's key announcements to cut the 45p top rate of tax.
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There had been speculation about which 1990s pop hit she would walk out to and she chose the M People's tune Movin' On Up in something of a tribute to inflation and interest rates right now. As several commentators have pointed out, the song's opening lyrics may come back to haunt the under-fire PM - (Move right out of here, baby, go on pack your bags.)
If this was a speech intended to reassure people about her plans, it didn't exactly deliver. Ms Truss appeared to act as if everything on the economic front was hunky-dory, repeatedly insisting that she believed in "sound money" and that she would "keep an iron grip on the public finances."
Unfortunately these claims will fall on deaf ears around the country as news broke of how rising interest rates will impact households following the Chancellor's so-called 'mini budget.' Already average two year fixed mortgage rates are up to 6.07% (a rise from 2.25% a year ago) and average 5-year rates are just behind on 5.97%.
The Prime Minister was interrupted by hecklers from Greenpeace at one point and had to pause for what seemed like an eternity as the protesters were escorted out of the hall.
There was some obvious red meat for Tory delegates. The Prime Minister derided "virtue signalling" and anti-obesity measures like cutting down on two for one offers. There were jibes against militant unions, nationalised industries - despite the popular movements towards both.
She fired a lazy effort at the Labour Party, claiming they "take taxis from North London town houses to BBC studios to dismiss anyone challenging the status quo." The harsh reality for this Prime Minister is that when it comes to difficult comments in the media or on social media, it is her own MPs that she really should be worried about.
Her speech appeared to forget the fact that her party has been in power for the past 12 years - with the Prime Minister in ministerial posts throughout much of that. She bemoaned a lack of house building and the current state of the NHS as if some mythical other party had been in charge.
Throughout her speech, the Prime Minister repeatedly described her opponents as the "anti-growth coalition", which sounds more like an alternative 90s indie band than a slick piece of political messaging. Another key phrase around the need to "grow the pie" was widely mocked on social media, for obvious reasons.
Not a natural public speaker, it wasn't the Prime Minister's worst ever speech (pork markets, you are safe) - but it was far from the powerhouse she badly could have done with. After the chaotic and damaging week this Prime Minister has had she will need more than 'just ok' to win the hearts and minds of her party and the country.
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