CNN —British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Monday apologized for her controversial mini-budget that crashed the country’s currency, rattled financial markets and led to her firing her finance minister and closest political ally. The moves amount to a gutting of Truss’ flagship “growth plan” and leave her in a perilous political position. “We have to make sure though, that we have economic stability, and that has to be my priority as prime minister. Truss added it was “painful” to sack her “friend” Kwarteng as finance minister but said she stood by her decision. She also apologized to her party’s lawmakers for her “mistakes” but said she would “move forward” and focus on delivering for the UK.

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