Young Liz Truss is applauded in footage discovered at the Liberal Democrat convention, which shows a crowd telling her that she met a ‘reactionary-looking’ trio who said they wanted to ‘topple the monarchy’.
- Liz Truss, aged 19, was filmed as the leader of the Liberal Democrats of Oxford University
- He told the party convention to applaud the trio who wanted to end the monarchy
- The foreign secretary, now 46, was then seeking a proposal to get rid of the royals
- But the Tory leadership candidate dismissed these comments in 1994.
- She now says ‘part of Britain’s success’ is constitutional monarchy and queen
a 19 year old liz truss Commended by the Lib Dem conference in 1994 when he advocated a resolution for republicanism in the UK.
Miss Truss was recorded speaking about how she surveyed a ‘reactionary-looking’ trio of voters who told her they had ‘enough’ of the royal family.
Foreign SecretaryThe now 46, who used to be the leader of Oxford University’s Liberal Democrats, recently said she now understands Queen And the rest of the royals are the ‘key’ to UK success.
She became a Conservative in 1996, and is now in the final two of the Tory leadership campaign to become prime minister with the former chancellor. Rishi Sunak,
Miss Truss was seen talking about how she surveyed a ‘reactive looking’ trio of voters who told her they had ‘enough’ of the royal family
Liz Truss, 19, was lauded by the Lib Dem convention in 1994 when she advocated for the abolishment of the monarchy.
In a clip shared by Newsnight this evening, Miss Truss told the convention: ‘We Liberal Democrats believe in opportunity for all.
‘Earlier this afternoon I was being interviewed by Newsnight and we were filmed asking members of the public what they thought of the monarchy.
‘We came in groups of three people. I would say they are about 50, 60 . Were [years of age], [They] Quite middle class, rather smart and actually looked reactionary to be completely frank.
‘We asked him what the emperor’s opinion was, do you know what he said? He said: “Finish them. We have enough”.
She also said during the same speech that she agreed with former Lib Dem leader Paddy Ashdown on the monarchy.
He said in Brighton, ‘I agree with Paddy Ashdown when he said: ‘Everybody in the UK should have a chance to be something.
‘But only one family can provide the head of state. We Liberal Democrats believe in opportunity for all. We do not believe that people are born to rule.
Favourite: Liz Truss pictured in the House of Parliament after watching Penny Mordent make it to the final two in the Tory leadership contest
When the BBC’s Nick Robinson questioned him on his former desire to abolish the monarchy, he said: ‘I think it is fair to say that when I was in my youth I was a professional controversialist and I found myself searching for ideas. Loved doing and stirring things up.
‘And I came from a left-wing background as I said my mother was in the campaign for nuclear disarmament.
‘There are so few people in my school or whom I met regularly, in fact, that I could count on one hand who you would describe as right-wing.
‘So I thought at the time, this is a completely different way of life, it doesn’t represent the type of society I want to live in.
‘And I started to understand more about why Britain is successful and part of our success is a constitutional monarchy that supports a free democracy.’
today I daily Mail He vowed to defeat Labor by ruling as ‘a true tax-cutting, freedom-loving conservative’.
The foreign secretary reached the final run-off against Rishi Sunak in the race to become prime minister last night, edging out rival Penny Mordant.
She said: ‘I entered politics to stop this ‘soft bigotry of low expectations’ and to bring about equality of opportunity for all. My vision is firmly rooted in the conservative values of aspiration, enterprise and freedom, which I know are shared across the country.’
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