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She added: “The media tend to go for the politicians instead of asking ‘what the CEO of Natural England is doing? What’s the governor of the Bank of England doing?’ These people have a lot of power.”
She insisted that neither she nor Kwasi Kwarteng, her chancellor, had known about liability-driven investments (LDI), a mechanism for managing risk in the pension market.
The LDI mechanism, which means funds often invest in long term gilts, meant the effect of the mini-budget knocked £425 billion off pension funds’ assets.
Ms Truss has made several media appearances in recent weeks, including an interview on Right-wing platform Lotus Eaters, which prompted a call from Labour’s Jess Phillips for her to be de-selected.
Lotus Eaters was founded by Carl Benjamin, who in 2019, tweeted “I wouldn’t even rape you” at Ms Phillips.
Ms Truss has also made a call for Rishi Sunak to scrap all net zero targets in order to win the election.
The latest round of media appearances by Ms Truss has prompted speculation that she may seek to run again for the leadership of the Conservative Party if they lose the election, but she told the Eastern Daily Press that she had no plans to go for the top seat, saying “once bitten twice shy”.
‘I’m not complacent’
She faces competition for her seat, which she has held since 2010 on a 26,000 majority, from James Bagge, a former Conservative, who is standing on an anti-Truss platform, and Toby McKenzie, Reform’s candidate.
She told the newspaper: “I’m not complacent. I am fighting the seat very hard,” she admits. “I am fighting a positive campaign on what I have already delivered and what I want to see delivered in South West Norfolk.”
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