Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister tries to channel Margaret Thatcher to buff her image – 3,500 miles from her legacy of political chaos and near economic disaster
Liz Truss delivers the 2023 Margaret Thatcher Freedom Lecture at the Heritage Foundation in Washington.In reality, Truss’s abandoned economic plan sent financial markets into a tailspin and caused a sharp drop in the value of the pound. Biden described it asTruss echoed many rightwing American politicians who have stood on the same stage at the Heritage Foundation and warned of an existential threat from creeping socialism and political correctness.
“The sad truth is what I think we’ve seen over the past few years is a new kind of economic model taking hold in our countries, one that’s focused on redistributionism, on stagnation and on the imbuing of woke culture into our businesses. I call these people the anti-growth movement.
The former foreign secretary also devoted a chunk of her remarks to global affairs, calling for Ukraine to be given membership of Nato and for the west to take a tougher stand against China. She condemned Macron’s recent trip to Beijing to ask for support in ending the war in Ukraine asTruss concluded her speech with a hint that she intends to remain in the political arena. “Last autumn I had a major setback but I care too much to give up on this agenda.
After Wednesday’s event in Washington, guests were treated to mini beef wellingtons, miniature brioche roast beef sliders, nut-free pesto chicken brioche sliders, caprese skewers and spanakopita – but lettuce was not on the menu.
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