Thursday 20 October 2022 10:31 PM Karl Stefanovic slams United Kingdom over Liz Truss resignation and power bill ... trends now
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Karl Stefanovic has slammed the United Kingdom as it grapples with rising energy prices and the shock resignation of its prime minister.
The Today Show host labelled the economic and political turmoil gripping the country as an 'international embarrassment'.
UK prime minister Liz Truss announced on Friday, she would be stepping down amid mounting pressure from her party and a plunge in opinion polls.
Karl Stefanovic has slammed the United Kingdom as it grapples with rising energy prices and the shock resignation of its prime minister
It comes as the country wrestles with soaring power bills as energy supplies become strained by Russia's invasion in the Ukraine.
'I'm not living in the UK, where prices are going through the roof, where power bills are going through the roof,' Stefanovic said.
'And now your country is an international embarrassment.'
His comment sparked a swift response from the breakfast morning show guest and UK's associate editor for the Daily Telegraph Camilla Tomine
'I think international embarrassment is taking it too far,' she said. 'I don't think