Liz Truss mounts backlash as she 'finally says sorry' to furious Tory MPs

The Prime Minister's new Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, also said he believed Ms Truss would still be at Number 10 come Christmas as he urged Tory backbenchers to 'give it a chance'< /p> The PM appeared before Tory MPs on Monday evening (

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Liz Truss has FINALLY apologized to Tory MPs - three days after her bizarre nine-minute press conference in which she failed to apologise, No10 said.

Her remarks came as Jeremy Hunt urged furious MPs to 'give her a chance' and said he believed she would still be Prime Minister at Christmas.

After five Tory MPs publicly called for her to step down, the newly appointed Chancellor told Sky News he had also ruled out running for the top job himself.

During a meeting with the centre-right Conservative One Nation Caucus, 'the prime minister said she was sorry for some of the mistakes that have been made over the past few weeks,' her aide said. release.

When asked repeatedly if she said the word sorry, he replied, "Yes."

Jeremy Hunt says he thinks the Prime Minister will still be at No 10 by Christmas (

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He added, "She said I'm sorry for some of the mistakes that have been made over the past two weeks, or words to that effect.

But Tory MP Simon Hoare gave a different version of events, saying the Prime Minister 'admitted there had been mistakes' rather than apologise.

“I think she, in a very sincere way, was candid about the fact that mistakes were made,” he said. “Some of those mistakes, she admitted, were preventable mistakes.

"But I thought the tone, the language she adopted indicated a clear apology without bagging and ash and self-flagellation."

When asked if she apologized without saying the word sorry, he replied, "That's a good way to describe it."

No10 tonight said the Prime Minister plans to stay and fight the 2024 election.