Leaked audio reveals Liz Truss said British workers needed 'more grafts'

Liz Truss, now the frontrunner for Conservative Party Leadership, has launched a surprising barrage of attacks on British workers, calling them "more It said it needed "many grafts" and suggested it lacked the "skills and applications" of its foreign rivals. Guardians can reveal.

In leaked records, the Treasury Department's then number two threatened to pit Londoners against the rest of the country in an attempt to explain the differences between the capital and the rest of the UK. was exposed to

Leadership Truss, who has put patriotism at the center of her campaign, suggested that inequality is "partly a matter of mindset and attitude."

This comment was made by Truss while she was the Treasury's chief secretary until 2019. In her recordings she hinted that she seemed to have little desire to change the working culture so that Britain could be more prosperous.

Her highly defamatory remarks echo her controversial passage that British workers areone of the "lazy lazy people in the world". increase. A new backbench MP that is trying to establish itself as a Neo Satchelite.

At the first televised Tory leadership debate last month, Truss did not write the problematic chapter, instead her fellow writer Dominic Her Raab accused of

She told her BBC presenter: Dominic Raab wrote that chapter – he endorses Rishi Sunak.

Raab later claimed that the authors, including Priti Patel and Kwasi Kwarteng, were "jointly and severally liable" for the book, and "explained why she changed her views." It's up to her Liz to do that," he added.

In a leaked recording, Truss claimed that the book was "mischaracterized" when it was published ten years before hers, but the passage was mistakenly He did not provide details on how she felt about being told.

Truss' remarks on the productivity of workers outside London were forced to divert from plans to cut government salaries outside London earlier this month after furious protests from Conservative MPs. It can be particularly damaging because it has been

alleged misrepresentation.” She or a public sector worker.

According to the Office for National Statistics, London was the most productive of any region in the UK in her 2020, with her hourly output higher than the median by more than 50%.

However, this is widely attributed to the presence of large multinational companies in the capital, high R&D involvement, company size and export levels, and transport infrastructure. believed.

In the leaked transcript, Truss said:

She continued: But basically... this has been a historical fact for decades. Essentially, I think it's partly a matter of mindset and attitude. Basically, it's a working culture. I can assure you that if you go to China, it will be completely different.

The minister, who has been closely overseeing public spending, added: “There is a fundamental problem with the work culture in the UK. Essentially, if we are to be a richer country, a more prosperous country, it needs to change.

"In the UK, we tend to want simple answers. Here is my reflection on the election and what happened before it, and the referendum. We say it's all of Europe that's causing these big problems...all these immigrants are causing these problems, but what we really need is more...more transplants. It's not a general message."

Truss campaign sources said: The need to increase productivity, leading to higher wages and a better quality of life for workers across the UK, is as evident today as it has ever been. As prime minister, Liz will create a high-wage, high-growth, low-tax economy.

Jonathan Ashworth, Director of Shadow Work and Pensions, said:

``I would have hoped she would have moved on from the days of the Britannia Unchained debacle, but it seems to be the blueprint for her future government. , who work all day to keep a roof over their heads, put food on the table, and feed their families, Liz Truss needs to help workers cope with this cost of living crisis, as the Labor Party announced this week As we have outlined, do not peddle this offensive nonsense.