In a speech, the former prime minister also vehemently defended the policies she tried to enact during her chaotic 45 days in office.
She acknowledged that she tried to do things in a rush argued that she could not deliver her plans due to the “political and economic establishment”.
The plans triggered weeks of economic turmoil and just a few weeks later Ms Truss was forced to scrap almost all of the measures. She resigned on 20 October 2022, less than a month after the mini-budget.
Then the blame game:
She said that she was unable to implement her plans because there was a “powerful force comprising the economic and political elite, corporatists, parts of the media and even a section of the Conservative parliamentary party” opposed to her ideas.
Following her mini-budget, interest rates jumped sharply leading to rising mortgages and hundreds of products being removed from the mortgage market. However, the former prime minister said interest rates had been “artificially low” for many years and would have risen, regardless of her policies.
Ms Truss also criticised the civil service, saying that while she had worked with “brilliant people” there was a “system problem”. Asked for examples of civil service interference, she said officials tended to be more enthusiastic and active when implementing climate policies, compared to delivering the government’s plan to send migrants to Rwanda.
Having largely spent the past year since leaving No 10 keeping a lower profile, Ms Truss is likely to become more vocal in the next 12 months. She is writing a book - due for publication in April - entitled Ten Years to Save the West, in which she will “share the lessons” from her time in government.
You’ve got to laugh at her pomposity … 
Conservative MP Conor Burns - whom she sacked - said: “She is a drag anchor to any cause she attaches herself to. And toxic on the doorsteps. Only service she could provide is sustained silence.”
Conservative MP and former minister Damian Green said: “It’s been a year since Liz wrote a Budget. I’m glad she’s not responsible for this year’s.”
The Liberal Democrat’s deputy leader Daisy Cooper said: “Liz Truss giving a speech on economic growth is like an arsonist giving a talk on fire safety.”
