‘Human hand grenade’ Liz Truss will fall says Michael Gove

Cabinet meets as Liz Truss battles to stay in No 10

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Liz Truss will be toppled and it is a question of “‘when not if”, according to fellow Tory Michael Gove. The MP for Surrey Heath slammed the PM in an interview on Tuesday and even joked that her nickname was the “human hand grenade”.

Mr Gove also said that Ms Truss’s boss was now “a job share between Jeremy Hunt and the bond market”.

The former Communities Secretary was speaking at an event organised by JLA Speakers Bureau and was quizzed about the Prime Minister by LBC presenter Sangita Myska.

His remarks were reported by The Guardian, although Mr Gove later said they had been made under Chatham House rules.

This means they are not to be quoted but he did not deny their accuracy, reported The Telegraph.

Ms Myska asked if it was “no longer a question of whether Liz Truss goes, but when she goes”.

Mr Gove agreed, adding: “The question for any leader is: what happens when the programme or the platform on which you secured the leadership has been shredded.”

He later cited Dante saying: “After hell comes purgatory and paradise.

“Purgatory is going to be a tough economic medicine applied in this country and elsewhere. For how long I don’t know.

“But until and unless the interest rate increases, and other measures required in order to kill and reduce inflation are in place, then we won’t get out of this mess.”

He also joked that he had previously been Ms Truss’s boss, before adding that is “of course a role which is now a job share between Jeremy Hunt and the bond markets”.

Liz Truss and her new Chancellor Jeremy Hunt addressed the Cabinet on Tuesday calling for spending restraint to calm the markets.

The official Downing Street statement said: “The Prime Minister said she wanted to be honest with the public that times would be tough but that by addressing long-standing issues now, we can put the country on a stronger path for the future.

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“The Chancellor then provided an update on measures to ensure economic stability, while also delivering policies to drive longer-term growth.

“He made clear public spending would continue to rise overall but that departments continue to be asked to look at finding ways to save taxpayers’ money, with public spending standing at around £1trillion currently.

“The Chancellor said this work should focus on areas which would not affect the service the public receives.”

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