Liz Truss was asked her political opinions, and it made for awkward viewing.
Sky News’ Kay Burley, a Sky News reporter, outlined all her U-turns within 36 seconds during a special interview she did with two Tory leadership candidates. The Battle For Number 10.
She said: “You were a Remainer, and now you’re not. You supported Brits to fight in Ukraine then you didn’t. You wanted to build on the green belt, and now you don’t. You wanted to abolish the monarchy, and now you don’t. You wanted to arm Taiwan and now I’m not sure if you’re saying whether you do or not.”
Truss interrupts to say: “I’m saying we do provide them with those resources.”
Undeterred, Burley continued: “Ok. You wanted to cut civil servants’ pay in the regions and then you said you didn’t.”
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“Will the real Liz Truss please stand up?”She asked the audience to laugh.
Truss responded that she did not come from. “a traditional Conservative background”And that she was a Liberal Democrat “as a teenager.”
“Show me somebody who has the same views at 19 and 49 and I’ll show you somebody who’s not capable of original thoughts,” she declared.
It’s fair enough that she changed her view on the monarchy. However, some of her other views were more stable over shorter periods. The U-turn in civil servant pay occurred in less than 24 hours.
Maybe she’d say: “Show me somebody who has the same views on Monday and Tuesday and I’ll show you somebody who’s not capable of original thoughts”…
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