Former British PM Liz Truss announces new political movement ahead of polls
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Ex-PM Liz Truss unveils ‘Popular Conservatism’ movement, urges Conservative Party to shift to the political right.
Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss has announced a new movement aiming to push the ruling Conservative Party more toward the right of the political spectrum.
Truss – Britain’s shortest-serving leader, who was in office for only 49 days- announced the “Popular Conservatism” movement on Tuesday alongside former Business Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg.
She said it was time to listen to voters and return to traditional conservative values on issues such as immigration, climate change and state regulation.
“The fundamental issue is that for years and years and years … Conservatives have not taken on the left-wing extremists,” Truss said at the party’s launch.
“And the problem is when we don’t know what we stand for, when we’re not prepared to stand up for conservative values, who is?” she asked.
