Former UK Prime Minister Liz Truss has sparked controversy with her comments at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in America, where she criticized the civil service, accusing it of being infiltrated by 'trans activists' and 'environmental extremists.' Truss, who had a brief 49-day tenure as prime minister, attributed her downfall to a 'deep state' conspiracy, echoing rhetoric commonly associated with far-right figures. In her speech to a half-empty room at CPAC, Truss criticized 'conservatives in name only' and stated, 'You can't compromise with communists.' She also criticized President Joe Biden, whom she blamed in part for her political challenges, and expressed support for a Republican return to the White House, hinting at an endorsement of Donald Trump without naming him directly by saying, 'We need a Republican back in the White House,'. Truss's remarks have led to calls from various quarters, including the Labour Party, for the Conservative Party to remove her whip due to her spreading of conspiracy theories and divisive comments.
Steve Bannon in conversation with Liz @trussliz at #CPAC2024. Liz describes in Rochdale a radical Islamist party may get elected. Bannon interjects shocked. He mentions grooming gangs & the sterling work of people like Tommy @TRobinsonNewEra. We are indeed tip-toeing into hell. https://t.co/AA5P4ez2zX
Labour calls for MP Lee Anderson to lose whip over ‘racist and Islamophobic’ rant https://t.co/1a56UnDYjk
Liz Truss & Lee Anderson's recent remarks are totally unacceptable: blatant and divisive Islamophobia, whipping up hatred at a time of rising attacks on Muslims. @RishiSunak needs to show some leadership and withdraw the whip from both of them. Spot on, @JonAshworth https://t.co/OKJZ8Vx7qU
Liz Truss & Lee Anderson's recent remarks are unacceptable. From spreading conspiracy theories to appalling racism and Islamophobia, they don't represent British values. It's time for the PM to take decisive action to remove their whip and show some leadership. https://t.co/DvBZLFQ1nN
Labour urges Rishi Sunak to strip Liz Truss of Conservative whip after the former PM claimed she was 'sabotaged' by the 'deep state' https://t.co/103z9m1kkr
🚨🌎🇬🇧 Holy Crapballs Did a former UK Prime Minister just call out the Deep State & Central Bankers? Steve Bannon to Liz Truss - “are you a conspiracy theorist?” Truss - “what I found was once I got to the top of the tree (UK Prime Minister) is that the Governor of the Bank of… https://t.co/3lLnvqcJW1
Anderson is peddling extreme racism and Islamophobia It is dangerous and divisive So why is @RishiSunak dithering on removing the Tory whip from him? https://t.co/UvWtI1s9XA
Calls for Lee Anderson to be kicked out of Conservatives over 'divisive and dangerous' comments Read more ⬇ https://t.co/w2Kg5zyVNn
Lee Anderson: Calls for MP to lose whip over 'Islamist' comments https://t.co/DI75qQwgHK
Labour has called for Liz Truss and Lee Anderson to lose the Conservative whip over media appearances that also caused anger within Tory ranks. https://t.co/HFqbLjVjPa.
Nigel Farage at CPAC 2024: “Trump Needs to Win This Election but Frankly for the Western World…To Save Very Elements of – We Hold Dear” (VIDEO) via @gatewaypundit https://t.co/kaJt95Wfhw
"There's no doubt that the free world was safer when we had a Republican president." Former United Kingdom Prime Minister Liz Truss speaks about her desire to see Republicans back in the White House. @trussliz @greta https://t.co/x6l4aFQrJ0
Utterly disgusting remarks from Lee Anderson. There is no place for racism and Islamophobia in our society let alone politics. @RishiSunak you must take action against racism and hate or are you too weak to do what is right? Solidarity with @SadiqKhan.
Ben Carson joins Nigel Farage at CPAC to discuss how Donald Trump would behave differently in his 2nd term, and whether he thinks the rumours of Michelle Obama stepping up to be the Democratic candidate for president have any credibility. @RealBenCarson | @Nigel_Farage | @CPAC https://t.co/3JwP59JUjS
What an unpleasant and ignorant lout is Tory MP Lee Anderson https://t.co/LNncBWFBM4
Rishi Sunak urged to discipline Lee Anderson over Islamist claims https://t.co/xhRkaaQViW
Liz Truss says the civil service is full of trans activists and the ‘Deep State’ brought her down. Suella Braverman says Islamists are in charge of the country. Lee Anderson says they’re not, but they do control London.
Dangerous conspiracy theories. Vile Islamophobia. My letter to @RishiSunak demanding he withdraws the whip from Truss and Anderson. Sunak has a clear choice: show some backbone and withdraw the whip or be forever known as too weak to take them on. https://t.co/oBCtJE5ypU
We’ve reached the point where the former PM, Liz Truss, is on camera while the person next to her says Tommy Robinson is a “hero” while she says nothing and the former Deputy Chair of the Tory Party, Lee Anderson, essentially claims Islamists control London and Sadiq Khan…
We’ve reached the point where the former PM, Liz Truss, is on camera while the person next to her says Tommy Robinson is a “hero” while she says nothing and the former Deputy Chair of Tory Party Lee Anderson essentially claims Islamists control London and Sadiq Khan…
If Rishi Sunak has even the tiniest of spines he will kick out Lee Anderson and Liz Truss for their dangerous vile falsehoods.
'We've allowed an extremist fringe to bully us!' Nigel Farage fumes at CPAC https://t.co/LcDttlh827
NEW: Lib Dem Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper says Sunak should withdraw the whip from Lee Anderson “These comments from a Conservative MP are despicable. Rishi Sunak should remove the Conservative whip. There should be no space for this in our country, let alone in Parliament." https://t.co/3LDHyyKLlR
NEW Labour Party write to PM and call for him to remove whip from former PM Liz Truss for “spreading disinformation and conspiracy theories about a ‘deep state’ that is to blame for the downfall of her premiership” “spreading such blatant conspiracy theories is incredibly…
Rishi Sunak not thinking Lee Anderson should have the whip withdrawn https://t.co/GbntxSioBh
Senior Tory MP and former Cabinet minister Sajid Javid publicly condemns Lee Anderson after criticising Liz Truss earlier this evening https://t.co/U3leWM7eSX
Earlier Truss indulging dangerous conspiracies theories. Now vile, Islamophobia from Lee Anderson. These two Tories acting with impunity because Rishi Sunak is too weak to take them on. Tonight I’ve written to Sunak demanding he withdraws the whip. https://t.co/IFNjptqVED
Marked difference in the size of the CPAC crowd for Truss yesterday compared to Farage today https://t.co/mcHoecKETC
British politician Nigel Farage, known for his championing of the Brexit movement. accused the Biden administration of trying to “bankrupt” and “imprison” former President Trump as he faces multiple ongoing legal battles. Follow for updates from CPAC: https://t.co/lRkuYgG23A https://t.co/RWitx7fTus
This is a very dangerous moment for British politics. And also: a reminder of how the UK media that went after Corbyn over antisemitism is totally fine giving Liz Truss and Lee Anderson and Suella Braverman a total pass for their Islamophobic & fascist rhetoric & allies. https://t.co/jPLCbjjf6Y
Liz Truss spreading conspiracy theories with right-wing extremists. Suella Braverman trying to whip up hate in the press. And this unabashed Islamophobia. @RishiSunak get your party in order. https://t.co/nMETrldQcH
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Nigel Farage currently getting loud applause, professing shock at anti Israel protests at #CPAC. https://t.co/mMH6PzHfQD
How can Tories defend this blatant Islamophobia? Lee Anderson should lose the Tory Whip for this. Yet another election where they try to divide our country. https://t.co/MBdS5AyCSX
Nigel Farage: "Donald Trump is the bravest man I have ever met in my entire life"
Farage gets a standing ovation from CPAC. A bit busier than for Truss. He opens with his “debanking” schtick. https://t.co/6PunOOUcy3
Bit of a livelier reception at CPAC for Farage https://t.co/2aFXQ8Tah3
A guy walking into the room at CPAC excitedly shouts "YAHOOOOOO" as Nigel Farage is introduced on stage. Definitely not the reception Liz Truss got.
Conservative source: “Lee was simply making the point that the Mayor, in his capacity as Police and Crime Commissioner for London, has abjectly failed to get a grip on the appalling Islamist marches we have seen in London recently.” https://t.co/jwAd9UsrbD
In one day we have two Conservative MPs (Anderson & Truss) spreading dangerous conspiracy theories. This has to stop before somebody gets hurt. As a start they should both lose the Conservative whip. https://t.co/yQ89rVdcDF
if Rishi Sunak doesn't remove the whip from Lee Anderson, he's demonstrating that he's absolutely lost control of his party.
Lee Anderson's comments about the Mayor of London are not just wrong, prejudiced & indefensible. They are dangerous at a time when fears of extreme threats to politicians are heightened. Khan needs additional security. See what Britain First said threatening Khan on his election https://t.co/VX3gFj2pq4
Can't wait to hear how the Deep State and the Financial Times forced Liz Truss to nod along with Steve Bannon.
If Lee Anderson is calling Sadiq Khan an Islamist, he should get suspended. https://t.co/ZvLKRwa5XA
Liz Truss is still at CPAC today and perched at the backdrop for Lou Dobbs’s new show https://t.co/lWZpRmwcN5
'We've got a very cowardly Khan running London. He seems to be letting not only the Jewish population down, but all of London too.' @LeeAndersonMP_ grills the Mayor of London for the commotion outside Parliament on Wednesday. https://t.co/ZwMg0HnLde
'We've got a very cowardly Khan running London. He's seem to be letting not only the Jewish population down, but all of London too.' @LeeAndersonMP_ grills the Mayor of London for the commotion outside Parliament on Wednesday. https://t.co/hjQQgJgEb3
Truss says she is "telling people the truth about what is happening in Britain" on Steve Bannon's show - where she just says "that is correct" to his depiction of Rochdale including "heroes like Tommy Robinson" & Galloway https://t.co/ulPH43I7YF
Liz Truss and Boris Johnson are now backing Donald Trump… the hypocrites. Me for @indypremium https://t.co/dAT3ZfUYSU
Steve Bannon has now heard of the Rochdale by-election. Liz Truss has told him that a Radical Jihadist party will win it. Bannon calls Tommy Robinson "a hero" which Truss does not seek to interject, beyond "that is correct" to his overall description of the situation. https://t.co/2v6UvYSSv4
Liz Truss tells Steve Bannon that a "radical Islamic party" could win the Rochdale by-election and and then says nothing as he describes Tommy Robinson as a "hero". https://t.co/dZ8daApupL
worth watching the moment at 6.30 minutes in where Steve Bannon describes Tommy Robinson as a "hero" and Liz Truss says nothing https://t.co/lFpFPHJFOp
"If Liz Truss wants to regain any kind of relevance, she is going to have to choose: CPAC star or Tory influencer? Right now, she isn’t either." My analysis of the MP for South West Norfolk and her battle with the deep state For @NewStatesman https://t.co/B0rNdL1qdZ
Liz Truss tells Steve Bannon that The Financial Times and The Economist publications are “friends of the Deep State” If the Conservative Party is annihilated at the next General Election, this is a glimpse into its future https://t.co/iGUxr31k8G
Nigel Farage at CPAC: ‘World Would Be a Better, Safer Place’ with Trump as President https://t.co/KZpfWhdKwQ
Liz Truss to Steve Bannon: “Would you work with Nigel Farage to restructure the Tory party?" She is, I believe, still a beneficiary of the Tory whip. In a normal party, with a half-decent leader she wouldn’t be for much longer. https://t.co/GQjUWTCk6O
Liz Truss: I would vote for Donald Trump https://t.co/OCbGoMVxZU
Between Liz Truss and Suella Braverman, really does feel like parts of the Conservative party are descending into a very dark place
Liz Truss, "Joe Biden needs to be kicked out of the White House" "I felt safer for the west when President Trump was in power" https://t.co/fVYR4TJS04
Every time Liz Truss speaks, Labour delights. Jon Ashworth: “After crashing the economy and sending mortgages rocketing, Liz Truss is now spreading conspiracy theories with Steve Bannon and spearheading a wacky fringe group to take over the Tory Party again."
Liz Truss Says The Financial Times Is Linked To A Global Conspiracy And People Have Thoughts https://t.co/ZR68dOs3nF
Liz Truss to announce Liz Truss is part of the Deep State for making her resign
Liz Truss tells Steve Bannon that the Financial Times and The Economist are "friends of the deep state". How do you explain that sentence to someone who just woke up from a 3 year coma? https://t.co/zPh0jFBA4W
📺 WATCH: What is Liz Truss doing at Trumpfest CPAC and does she want to come back as PM? And does she get why the British public might be a little weary of giving her a “big bazooka” again? https://t.co/wbmrEmC3dV
Best bits: Liz Truss' insanely awkward speech to half-empty CPAC conference https://t.co/2ayQtugnvZ
Economy killer Liz Truss must think increased mortgage repayments & higher rents must be part of the Deep State too
Liz Truss tells a shocked Steve Bannon an Islamic Party may win in Rochdale: "The place with the rape situation?" "Tommy Robinson and all these heroes fought it. In that community you may have a radical jihadist party send somebody to Commons?" "That is correct" https://t.co/ZwbXeb3PYX
Liz Truss is an expert on deep states. Check out the deep state of her approval ratings https://t.co/6FGOyzmIwH https://t.co/cJbQeSDRgA
🔴 Exclusive: Liz Truss defends sharing stage with election-deniers as she effectively endorses Donald Trump Find out more👇 https://t.co/T0uryU3ERc https://t.co/5n6K2tLc3L
Liz Truss says the Economist and the Financial Times are "the friends of the deep state" https://t.co/8HyrovTTbZ
As a side note to this, in her CPAC speech Liz Truss condemned antisemitism in the UK - before appearing on Real America’s Voice, which has previously pushed the (antisemitic) QAnon conspiracy theory. https://t.co/Bnu1wSA2r1
The FT are "the friends of the deep state", says Liz Truss. This clip is not a deep fake, it's all too real. https://t.co/rbV3SUDvGE
Liz Truss addresses half empty room at ultra right conference in the US. Shows how thrilling Americans think her thoughts are https://t.co/6wAih8OQkm
Liz Truss: “job. “We need parliamentarians to be able to speak the truth and yet they’re being threatened, and they’re being bullied, and I want to see a step up of security for MPs.” Also Liz Truss: “We need a bigger bazooka.”
Liz Truss attacks Conservatives who say “I want to be popular, I don’t want to upset people, I don’t want to look like a mean person….I want my friends to like me.” The test of real conservatism is looking mean & not wanting our friends to like us. Mystery how this came unstuck. https://t.co/9LCFlcytvE
Speaking to GB News, Liz Truss said Joe Biden "needs to be kicked out" of the White House Read more 🔗 https://t.co/IwhrKzZrub
Liz Truss, the shortest-reigning British prime minister in history, claimed her 49-day tenure was terminated by "the deep state" ahead of... Read more: https://t.co/NBsGNmSmSG ⬆️ ⬆️ ⬆️
‘We need a bigger bazooka’: Liz Truss takes aim at left ‘deep state’ at CPAC https://t.co/FATpSyhykB
Conservatives need a bigger bazooka, Truss tells US right-wing event https://t.co/IQTpTXj4dC
Former British PM Liz Truss at CPAC: “You can’t compromise with communists, you have to fight for what you believe in. You have to fight for the conservative values that you hold dear." https://t.co/o3pCS8lnAx
Liz Truss says world 'needs Republican back in White House' Read more🔗 https://t.co/BcbVuO5xQi
Former prime minister Liz Truss delivered a speech at a right-wing conference in America, but stopped short of directly endorsing Donald Trump https://t.co/suLLLf2Wyl
Liz Truss criticised ‘conservatives in name only’ during a speech to the right-wing Cpac conference near Washington DC https://t.co/hKrDDicCTb
Ten Years to Save the West Former U.K. Prime Minister @trussliz tells Steve Bannon that in her country nothing changes because the members of the economic and bureaucratic establishments are friendly with the Deep State. Many British people are unhappy about that. Truss also… https://t.co/nnTyIunLNI
Liz Truss is absolutely clear that the “establishment” - inside and outside government - unseated her as PM. She says it is now her political mission to enforce “the will of the people” and take on that establishment with a “bigger bazooka”. Below is the core of her speech…
Ten Years to Save the West Former U.K. Prime MInister @trussliz tells Steve Bannon that in her country nothing changes because the members of the economic and bureaucratic establishments are friendly with the Deep State. Many British people are unhappy about that. Truss also… https://t.co/jojsnYvlzk
Liz Truss gives speech to half-empty room at pro-Donald Trump conference in Washington https://t.co/YJ0JQ81fB8 https://t.co/nVCuliRfWl
West was SAFER with Trump, and Biden needs KICKING OUT of The White House, says Ex-PM Liz Truss @TrussLiz says Joe Biden seems 'very keen to criticise' the United Kingdom. 📺Watch @Nigel_Farage speak to the former Prime Minister: https://t.co/vLTwJTtdnj https://t.co/eTIolYokFg
'Biden needs to be kicked out The White House... I felt safer for the West when Trump was in power - and Biden seems to be very keen to criticise the United Kingdom.' Former Prime Minister, @trussliz, speaks to @Nigel_Farage at CPAC in Washington, D.C. https://t.co/72seMfOVZn
There are too many conservatives who have gone along with left wing ideas to get along. Here’s Former UK Prime Minister @trussliz’s message to them⤵️ “You can’t compromise with communists, you have to fight for what you believe in. You have to fight for the conservative values… https://t.co/9E6zD5I2JI
Liz Truss tells CPAC the world needs a Republican in the White House, but stops short of explicitly endorsing Donald Trump (via @PA) https://t.co/nNtdHao8YO
Liz Truss placed some blame on President Joe Biden for the backlash that led to her short tenure as UK prime Minister. https://t.co/pyjpCMeVzt
The amount of security protecting Liz Truss at CPAC is insane. More than 7 people. https://t.co/844lxZC2Lu
Former UK Prime Minister @trussliz: “The left are aided and abetted by our enemies overseas. That includes Russia, it includes Iran and most of all, it includes China…they don’t want economic competition, they want to undermine our very way of life, they want to undermine our… https://t.co/Fdgh7SMWJU
Overheard at #CPAC "Who was that who had all the security around her?" "Liz Truss" "Who?" "Liz Truss" "Oh." https://t.co/mSUHf1xZKq
Liz Truss backs Lindsay Hoyle “I support the Speaker, I want the Speaker to continue,” she tells GB News
"We need a Republican back in the White House," says Truss all but endorsing Trump. "We need a Republican back in the White House not just for America, but across the West."
Pretty sure Liz Truss is the first speaker in CPAC history to cite the Chartists from the stage
Truss: "This is the lesson I have learnt: It's not enough to have the right polices, its not even enough to get to power.. because conservatives are essentially operating in a hostile environment, and we need a bigger a bazooka. We have to be prepared to challenge system itself."
Liz Truss starts her speech at CPAC by proclaiming "the reality is that the west is being run by the left for too long" as the Tories approach their 14th straight year in office in the UK
Liz Truss is speaking at CPAC, where you can buy a bejewelled handbag in the shape of a handgun, and a bottle of chilled 'Woke Tears Water.' https://t.co/JJdzl3rhkd
Farage: World Needs ‘Peacemaker President’ Donald Trump Back More Than Ever https://t.co/9u0cuFdiNj
Was Liz Truss Really Ousted By the Deep State? Read more: https://t.co/NBsGNmSmSG Liz Truss, the shortest-reigning British prime minister in history, claimed her 49-day tenure was...
Deary deary me! Britain’s ‘deep state’ thwarted my plans, Liz Truss tells US far-right summit https://t.co/cBsyf3oSqZ
"Liz Truss reached out to us and said she was going to be in America and she’d always wanted to go to CPAC,” Matt Schlapp, CPAC’s chairman, told Semafor. https://t.co/YNpEKy6Zpn
"Liz Truss reached out to us and said she was going to be in America and she’d always wanted to go to CPAC,” Matt Schlap, CPAC’s chairman, told Semafor. https://t.co/YNpEKy6Zpn
Shameless Truss embraces the unelected “deep state” conspiracy of Trump and fascist Bannon. Presents herself as a “victim” ( fashionably woke!) though she owed her brief PM to unelected Tory activists & her sack to free market bond flight https://t.co/JZUNvp3KWw
Liz Truss has told an audience near Washington that the civil service is being staffed by “trans activists” and “environmental extremists” ⬇️ https://t.co/3oiEIXEulU