The seven most bizarre takeaways from Liz Truss’s Popular Conservatism launch
With the very make-up of those in attendance, the launch of the Popular Conservatism movement – former prime minister Liz Truss’s new faction of the Tory party – was always going to prompt some bizarre comments.
The event, in Westminster, saw a number of right-wing Tory MPs give their pitch on why there is scope for a new Tory “family” that they claim can inspire and unite the public.
Co-head Ms Truss was joined by well-known figures on the right of the party, including her former business secretary Sir and ex-deputy chairman Lee Anderson, as well as former Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage.
