Liz Truss
Credentials
- B.A. Philosophy, Politics and Economics, Oxford University.1“Who is Liz Truss? Meet the new Justice Secretary,” The Telegraph, July 26, 2016. Archived August 13, 2019. Archive URL: http://archive.fo/oBtuv
Background
Liz Truss was elected as leader of the Conservative Party and UK prime minister on September 5, 2022.2Pippa Crerar.“Liz Truss wins Tory leadership race to become Britain’s next PM”, The Guardian, September 5, 2022. Archived September 5, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/fGmXy Truss stepped down as prime minister on October 20, 2022, 45 days after taking up the role.3Joshua Nevett and Kate Whannel. “Liz Truss resigns: PM’s exit kicks off another Tory leadership race,” BBC News, October 20, 2022. Archived November 1, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/z1hzq
Liz Truss served as the UK‘s foreign secretary from September 2021 and is a Conservative MP for South West Norfolk.4Mat Hope, Richard Collett-White. “Is Boris Johnson’s Cabinet the Most Anti-Climate Action Ever?” DeSmog, July 25, 2019. 5“The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP,” GOV.UK. Archived December 29, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/8Qo5I
Truss was the UK’s trade secretary from July 2019 to September 2021.6Mat Hope, Richard Collett-White. “Is Boris Johnson’s Cabinet the Most Anti-Climate Action Ever?” DeSmog, July 25, 2019.
Truss was also responsible for the UK’s post-Brexit relationship with the EU and the lead negotiator for the Northern Ireland Protocol, following Lord David Frost’s resignation as Brexit Cabinet Minister in December 2021. As part of the role, Truss became the UK’s co-chair of the Partnership Council and the Joint Committee.7Lisa O’Caroll. “Liz Truss to take on Brexit brief after David Frost resignation,” The Guardian, December 19, 2021. Archived December 20, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/twlBH 8Adam Payne. “Liz Truss Will Become Britain’s Lead Negotiator On The Northern Ireland Protocol,” PoliticsHome, December 19, 2021. Archived December 18, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/9FBTV
She was chief secretary to the Treasury between 2017 and 2019, after serving as justice secretary following a 2016 cabinet reshuffle.9“The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP,” Gov.uk. Archived August 14, 2019. Archive URL: http://archive.fo/GbIdT
Truss served as environment secretary between 2014 and 2016.10“The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP,” Gov.uk. Archived August 14, 2019. Archive URL: http://archive.fo/GbIdT
In a 2012 interview with the New Statesman, Truss named Margaret Thatcher as her favourite British Prime Minister.11Samira Shackle. “The MP Interview: Elizabeth Truss,” New Statesman, May 25, 2012. Archived August 13, 2019. Archive URL: http://archive.fo/b1ER8
Truss stood unsuccessfully in the 2001 and 2005 general elections, before being elected as a councillor in Greenwich, South East London, in 2006.12Alex Stevenson. “Liz Truss: A not-very-green environment secretary,” Politics.co.uk, July 15, 2014. Archived August 13, 2019. Archive URL: http://archive.fo/Zj5hF 13“Liz Truss,” Personal website. Archived August 13, 2019. Archive URL: http://archive.fo/Debjh
Earlier in her career, Truss worked as a Commercial Manager at the oil and gas company, Shell, and subsequently as Economics Director at the telecommunications company, Cable & Wireless.14Samira Shackle. “The MP Interview: Elizabeth Truss,” New Statesman, May 25, 2012. Archived August 13, 2019. Archive URL: http://archive.fo/b1ER8 15“Who is Liz Truss? Meet the new Justice Secretary,” The Telegraph, July 26, 2016. Archived August 13, 2019. Archive URL: http://archive.fo/oBtuv
She was later Deputy Director of the thinktank Reform, which advocates free market reforms of public services. While claiming to be “strictly independent and non-party” in its approach, it has been described as belonging to the modern-day conservative movement by ConservativeHome founder Tim Montgomerie and Taxpayers’ Alliance founder Matthew Elliott.16“Who is Liz Truss? Meet the new Justice Secretary,” The Telegraph, July 26, 2016. Archived August 13, 2019. Archive URL: http://archive.fo/oBtuv 17Andrew Haldenby, Richard Harries, Jonty Olliff-Cooper. “Markets for good: the next generation of public service reform,” Reform, November 2014. Archived August 14, 2019. Archive URL: http://archive.fo/fO8XU 18“Who we are,” Reform. Archived August 20, 2019. Archive URL: http://archive.fo/z70VO 19Tim Montgomerie. “The growth of Britain’s conservative movement,” Conservative Home, March 14, 2009. Archived August 14, 2019. Archive URL: http://archive.fo/W3eLq
While at Oxford University, Truss led the student Liberal Democrat Society.20Alex Stevenson. “Liz Truss: A not-very-green environment secretary,” Politics.co.uk, July 15, 2014. Archived August 13, 2019. Archive URL: http://archive.fo/Zj5hF
Environmental Policy
During the 2022 Conservative Party leadership race, Truss said she supported the UK’s 2050 net zero target but backed increased oil and gas drilling in the North Sea, and came out strongly against solar farms on agricultural land and onshore wind farms.
According to news site Politico, “as chief secretary to the Treasury in the dying days of Theresa May’s administration” Truss “is said to have opposed the 2050 net zero target, and the U.K.’s hosting of [UN climate summit] COP26.”21Karl Mathiesen, Esther Webber and Noah Keate. “Liz Truss’ (net) zero sum game”, Politico, September 4, 2022. Archived September 5, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/pV2H3
Politico quoted “a former cabinet colleague” of Truss who said that “she’s going to be largely uninterested in the environment [as PM], because that romantic part of the Conservative movement, which is significant, doesn’t spring in her breast.”22Karl Mathiesen, Esther Webber and Noah Keate. “Liz Truss’ (net) zero sum game”, Politico, September 4, 2022. Archived September 5, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/pV2H3
While environment secretary, Truss cut subsidies for solar farms, calling them “a blight on the landscape” and claiming they were harming food production. The policy turned out not to have been backed up by any evidence from her department.23“Solar farms are a blight on the landscape, says minister,” BBC News, October 20, 2014. Archived August 14, 2019. Archive URL: http://archive.fo/XUXpG 24Adam Vaughan. “Minister’s claims that solar panels harm UK food security are false,” Guardian, February 17, 2015. Archived August 14, 2019. Archive URL: http://archive.fo/lmYiE
Since her election as an MP in 2010, Truss has been a vocal supporter of Heathrow expansion, backing the third runway despite a Conservative Party manifesto pledge to reject the proposal under David Cameron. She has also strongly supported fracking, calling opposition to the industry “NIMBY“-ist.25Alex Stevenson. “Feature: Britain’s elusive aviation strategy,” Politics.co.uk, August 30, 2012. Archived March 31, 2014. Archive URL: http://archive.fo/iRGTA 26“Good to see PM supporting fracking against NIMBY question. #frackontrack #pmqs,” Tweet by @trussliz, February 28, 2018. Retrieved from Twitter.com. Archived .png on file at DeSmog.
Representing a rural constituency, Truss has a close relationship with the Countryside Alliance, an NGO which supports fox hunting and grouse shooting. Truss spoke at a reception organised by the CA at the 2015 Conservative Party Conference, with her reappointment as Environment Secretary after the general election having been welcomed by the group.27“Environment Secretary speaks at CA conference event,” Countryside Alliance, October 4, 2015. Archived August 14, 2019. Archive URL: http://archive.fo/UZGc8 28“Reappointment of Liz Truss to Defra from the Countryside Alliance,” Countryside Alliance, May 17, 2015. Archived August 14, 2019. Archive URL: http://archive.fo/RyX6H
Free-Market Links
Truss has close ties to free-market groups critical of environmental policies based in and around 55 Tufton Street, having spoken at events organised by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) and the Adam Smith Institute and appointed three employees of Tufton Street groups as advisors following her appointment as trade secretary.29Lawrence Carter. “Liz Truss met with ‘dark money’ think tanks during taxpayer funded trip to Washington DC,” Unearthed, December 19, 2018. Archived August 14, 2019. Archive URL: http://archive.fo/IrC3R 30Richard Collett-White, Mat Hope. “Mapped: The Anti-Climate Lobbyists Infiltrating Boris Johnson’s Government,” DeSmog, August 1, 2019.
After her election as Prime Minister, IEA director general Mark Littlewood told Politico that Truss had spoken at IEA events more than “any other politician over the past 12 years”.31Matt Honeycombe-Foster. “London Influence: IEA way or the highway — SpAd advice — Give (time) generously,” Politico, September 8, 2022. Archived September 8, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/EpK8g
The cluster of think-tanks and lobby groups have historically promoted climate science denial and campaigned against policies to combat climate change. In July 2018, the IEA’s director general Mark Littlewood was filmed telling an undercover reporter from Greenpeace’s investigative unit Unearthed, posing as a prospective donor, that they could discreetly influence a report in ways that could advance their business interests, in exchange for funding.32Alice Ross, Lawrence Carter. “A hard Brexit think tank told a potential donor it could influence its research reports in exchange for funding,” Unearthed, July 29, 2018. Archived September 25, 2018. Archive URL: http://archive.fo/Y2VwB
In a 2022 op-ed titled, “Why my old friend Liz Truss will be the most radical British prime minister in a century”, Littlewood wrote: “It is a myth that she’s a political chameleon. She is and always has been a full-blooded free-market liberal […] she instinctively believes that the state has a greater propensity to do harm than to do good.”33Mark Littlewood. “Why my old friend Liz Truss will be the most radical British prime minister in a century”, September 3, 2022. Archived September 3, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/YoPyH
In the same article, he said he and Truss had met while studying at Oxford University and suggested that her approach to tackling the energy crisis “would be to allow the price mechanism to operate freely and then consider how one might mitigate the effects.”34Mark Littlewood. “Why my old friend Liz Truss will be the most radical British prime minister in a century”, September 3, 2022. Archived September 3, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/YoPyH
During a trip to the US in 2018 while chief secretary to the Treasury, Truss met with several Koch-funded libertarian thinktanks and lobby groups that have a history of climate science denial. They included: the Cato Institute, American Enterprise Institute, ALEC, Americans for Tax Reform and Heritage Foundation.35Lawrence Carter. “Liz Truss met with ‘dark money’ think tanks during taxpayer funded trip to Washington DC,” Unearthed, December 19, 2018. Archived August 14, 2019. Archive URL: http://archive.fo/IrC3R
Free Enterprise Group
Truss founded the Free Enterprise Group of Conservative MPs in 2011, shortly after entering parliament. The following year, Truss caused public outrage with a book called Britannia Unchained, which she co-authored with four other MPs from the group, including now Energy Minister Kwasi Kwarteng and Home Secretary Priti Patel. The book recommended extreme deregulation and contained the line: “Once they enter the workplace, the British are among the worst idlers in the world”.36“Free Enterprise Group & Institute of Economic Affairs Growth Forum proposals launched,” IEA, February 27, 2012. Archived August 14, 2019. Archive URL: http://archive.fo/By8tB 37“Tackle ‘lazy’ Britain, fellow Tories tell David Cameron,” Evening Standard, August 17, 2019. Archived August 14, 2019. Archive URL: http://archive.fo/Fq3r1
The Free Enterprise Group has been described by openDemocracy as the “parliamentary wing” of the Institute of Economic Affairs, with which the group has co-hosted numerous events. The IEA also provides administrative support to the group, including handling media enquiries.38Adam Ramsay, Peter Geoghegan. “Dominic Raab: is he the IEA’s man in government?” openDemocracy, July 10, 2018. Archived August 14, 2019. Archive URL: http://archive.fo/Lu0Mm 39“Homepage,” Free Enterprise Group. Archived August 13, 2019. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
A profile on the Conservative Home website described the Free Enterprise Group’s aims as “improving infrastructure and education, reducing taxes and regulation, and reforming public services”. The group has produced a number of reports over the years, including one in 2012 by Energy Minister Kwasi Kwarteng entitled “The Case for Aviation”, which recommends further airport expansion.40Matthew Barrett. “What is the Free Enterprise Group? Matthew Barrett profiles the most influential new gathering of Tory MPs,” Conservative Home, March 21, 2012. Archived August 14, 2019. Archive URL: http://archive.fo/qMgl7
Stance on Climate Change
July 25, 2022
During the 2022 leadership contest, Truss responded to a debate question — “what three things should people change in their lives to help tackle climate change?” — by saying: “I was an environmentalist before it was fashionable. I was a teenage eco-warrior campaigning against damage to the ozone layer”.41BBC News. “What three things should people do to tackle climate change? Rishi Sunak takes advice from his daughters: Reduce energy usage, recycle and innovation Liz Truss self-proclaimed “teenage eco-warrior”: Use less, waste less and innovation #BBCOurNextPM http://bbc.in/3S2IbQf,” tweet from user @BBCNews, July 26, 2022. Archived July 27, 2022. Archived .mp4 on file at DeSmog.
She added:
“I’ve always taken the view that we should save our resources […] so it’s about using less, wasting less, particularly food waste, which I think is, you know, a massive problem in this country. But also the innovation that we need to get the new technology that can help us do things better, whether that’s electric vehicles, whether that’s insulation in our homes, we can all act. But what I don’t want to see is ordinary households penalised by our net zero target, so I would lift the green energy levy and cut money from people’s fuel bills, whilst looking for better ways to deliver our net zero target.”
January 5, 2015
In an interview with Parliament’s The House magazine, reported by BT News, Truss said:42“Truss: Climate change is happening,” BT News, January 9, 2015. Archived August 13, 2019. Archive URL: http://archive.fo/KFgrW
“I fully agree that climate change is happening. I think the evidence is very strong, but this department [DEFRA]’s role is making sure we adapt to climate change and that’s taken into account in all our modelling.”43“Truss: Climate change is happening,” BT News, January 9, 2015. Archived August 13, 2019. Archive URL: http://archive.fo/KFgrW
Key Quotes
September 4, 2022
In a TV interview on the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg politics show, Truss said: “It’s also very important we use the resources in the North Sea. There’s more we can do to exploit current gas fields. I support exploring fracking in parts of the United Kingdom where that can be done.44Liz Truss. “Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg”, BBC One, September 4, 2022. Tweet by @TetlowTweets. Clip retrieved from Twitter.com. Archived .mp4 on file at DeSmog.
“I support solar on commercial roofs, and what I would do is make it easier to put solar panels on the roofs of warehouses, on factories, on homes. But what we shouldn’t be doing is putting solar panels on productive agricultural land.
“I’m very supportive of renewables and I want us to do more on hydrogen, more on wind power, more on solar power, provided it’s in the right place, but our priority has to be energy security, and I will make sure that we do hit our net zero targets, but we need to do it in a way that protects energy security. And gas is a very important transition fuel. Gas has half the emissions of coal, it is a good fuel to use as we are transitioning to net zero.”
August 20, 2022
In an interview with the Sun on Sunday’s Political Editor Kate Fergerson, Truss said: “Britain must beef up our own energy supplies by drilling more in the North Sea, turbocharging investment in nuclear and fracking where locals want it”. She also criticised protesters like Extinction Rebellion for “stopping progress”.45Kate Fergerson. “LIZ’LL DO THE BIZ”, Sun, August 20, 2022. Archived August 21, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/c15od
October 20, 2014
Announcing a cut in subsidies to farmers and landowners with solar panels on their land, Truss said:46“Solar farms are a blight on the landscape, says minister,” BBC News, October 20, 2014. Archived August 14, 2019. Archive URL: http://archive.fo/XUXpG
“I’m very concerned that a lot of our land is being taken up with solar farms.”
“We’ve already got 250 of them and we’ve got 10,000 football-pitches’ worth of new solar farms in the pipeline.”
She continued:
“Food and farming is our number-one manufacturing industry, the whole food chain represents £100bn in our economy, and it is a real problem if we are using productive agricultural land for solar farms.”47“Solar farms are a blight on the landscape, says minister,” BBC News, October 20, 2014. Archived August 14, 2019. Archive URL: http://archive.fo/XUXpG
July 16, 2014
During her time as Deputy Director of the Reform thinktank, Truss said that energy infrastructure in Britain was being damaged by politicians’ obsession with green technology, the Guardian reported.48Damian Carrington, Fiona Harvey. “Cabinet reshuffle: Who are the new green ministers?” Guardian, republished by Edie, July 16, 2014. Archived August 14, 2019. Archive URL: http://archive.fo/uONSW
“Vast amounts of taxpayers’ money are being spent subsidising uneconomic activity.”49Damian Carrington, Fiona Harvey. “Cabinet reshuffle: Who are the new green ministers?” Guardian, republished by Edie, July 16, 2014. Archived August 14, 2019. Archive URL: http://archive.fo/uONSW
August 30, 2012
In an interview with Politics.co.uk regarding the expansion of Heathrow Airport, Truss said:50Alex Stevenson. “Feature: Britain’s elusive aviation strategy,” Politics.co.uk, August 30, 2012. Archived March 31, 2014. Archive URL: http://archive.fo/iRGTA
“We do need a hub airport in the south-east of England… If you want to have a hub airport three runways probably isn’t enough. If we’re imaginative about Heathrow, I don’t see why we can’t build four runways there.”
Responding to the accusation that building a third runway would break the Conservatives’ manifesto promise, Truss said:
“There is not going to be a third runway going to be built in this parliament, so as far as I’m concerned we’re honouring the pledge in that manifesto.”51Alex Stevenson. “Feature: Britain’s elusive aviation strategy,” Politics.co.uk, August 30, 2012. Archived March 31, 2014. Archive URL: http://archive.fo/iRGTA
Key Actions
September 8, 2022
Truss ended the UK’s moratorium on fracking, telling MPs in the House of Commons: “We will end the moratorium on extracting our huge reserves of shale – which could get gas flowing as soon as six months – where there is local support for it.”52Lizzy Buchan. “Anger as Liz Truss lifts fracking ban – with gas to start flowing in six months,” The Mirror, September 8, 2022. Archived September 8, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/lcZBE
The fracking moratorium was enacted in 2019 after a scientific study by the Oil and Gas Authority warned it was not possible to rule out “unacceptable” consequences for communities near fracking sites, or to predict the magnitude of earthquakes fracking could trigger.53Jillian Ambrose. “Fracking halted in England in major government U-turn,” The Guardian, November 1, 2019. Archived September 7, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/76gpg
August 30, 2022
The Times reported that one of Liz Truss’ first acts as the next UK Prime Minister, if she wins, as expected, will be to approve a series of oil and gas drilling licences in the North Sea. The article suggests that as many as 130 licences will be issued.54George Grylls. “Tories rush to drill for more oil in North Sea”, Times, August 30, 2022. Archived September 2, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/rIUhB
August 11, 2022
At a Conservative party leadership hustings event held in Cheltenham, Truss said: “I think one of the most depressing sights when you’re driving through England is seeing fields that should be full of crops or livestock, full of solar panels.”55Peter Walker. “Truss tax plans could put millions at risk of ‘real destitution’, says Sunak”, Guardian, August 11, 2022. Archived August 11, 2022. Archive.ph URL: https://archive.ph/AwyPZ
Truss also said that after tax cuts, she would focus on fixing the UK’s long-term energy supply issues with possible solutions including support for fracking and nuclear power.
At the same event, when asked about the possibility of a windfall tax on energy companies’ profits, Truss said: “I don’t think profit is a dirty word, and the fact it’s become a dirty word in our society is a massive problem.56Ben Riley-Smith, Dominic Penna, Camilla Turner. “Liz Truss: No windfall tax on energy companies”, The Telegraph, August 11, 2022. Archived August 30, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/vtwM4
“One thing I absolutely don’t support is a windfall tax. I think it’s a Labour idea, it’s all about bashing business, and it sends the wrong message to international investors and to the public.”
July 16, 2022
In an interview with the Telegraph, Liz Truss suggested that she would lift the UK’s ban on fracking to allow shale gas extraction if she were elected as Prime Minister.57Edward Malnick. “Liz Truss: I’ll put an end to ‘Stalinist’ housing targets”, Telegraph, July 16, 2022. Archived July 16, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/5FcQI
She said: “On the subject of fracking, I think it depends on the local area, and whether there is support in the local area for it. But I certainly think we need to be doing all we can to lower the cost of energy for consumers.”
November 25, 2021
In her role as Foreign Secretary, Truss announced that the British development finance institution would be relaunched as British International Investment (BII) to invest in infrastructure and technology in Asia, Africa and the Caribbean.58“Truss revamps British development finance institution to deliver jobs and clean growth,” GOV.UK, November 24, 2021. Archived December 28, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/HWJJ
The government’s announcement stated that the BII “builds on the Prime Minister’s commitments at COP26 to help developing countries take advantage of clean technology and grow their economies sustainably,” claiming that the BII will deliver “billions in climate financing for projects like solar power, sustainable transport and disaster-resilient infrastructure over the next 5 years.”59“Truss revamps British development finance institution to deliver jobs and clean growth,” GOV.UK, November 24, 2021. Archived December 28, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/HWJJ
January 13, 2021
Truss was reported to be considering including provisions such as corporate transparency on climate change and measures to mitigate air pollution in trade negotiations with the US.60Stefan Boscia. “Exclusive: UK eyes adding climate provisions in US trade talks to woo Joe Biden,” CityAM, January 13, 2021. Archived January 18, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.vn/DdEgG
March 7–10, 2019
Truss spoke at the “World Forum” of the American Enterprise Institute, one of the richest think tanks in the U.S with a history of climate science denial. According to the Parliament’s Register of Members’ Financial Interests, the AEI spent over £8,200 on expenses for Truss to attend the event.61“Register of Members’ Financial Interests – as at 10 February 2020,” UK Parliament. Archived March 4, 2020. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
January 7, 2019
While Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Truss caused alarm with promises to axe “white elephant projects” including low-carbon initiatives, Business Green reported.62Madeleine Cuff. “Fears for green projects as Liz Truss calls for cull of ‘white elephant’ capital spending,” Business Green, January 7, 2019. Archived August 14, 2019. Archive URL: http://archive.fo/1CC7n
June 26, 2018
Truss criticised then Environment Secretary Michael Gove‘s proposed controls on wood-burning stoves, calling them symptomatic of the “hot air” coming out of the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.63“‘Wood-burning Gove’: Liz Truss fumes at cabinet colleague,” BBC News, June 26, 2018. Archived August 14, 2019. Archive URL: http://archive.fo/EDXRa
January 29, 2015
Truss told the House of Commons that there were “no plans” for the release of an unredacted version of a government report on the impacts of fracking on the rural economy. She said that the Department for the Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) should never have produced the report, claiming it was the responsibility of the Department for Energy and Climate Change.64Kyla Mandel. “Flustered Liz Truss Blames Civil Servants for Redacted Fracking Report Fiasco,” DeSmog, January 30, 2015.
Affiliations
- Free Enterprise Group — Founder.65Matthew Barrett. “What is the Free Enterprise Group? Matthew Barrett profiles the most influential new gathering of Tory MPs,” Conservative Home, March 21, 2012. Archived August 14, 2019. Archive URL: http://archive.fo/qMgl7
- Institute of Economic Affairs — Spoke at the launch of the IEA‘s FREER UK project; IEA provides administrative support to Truss’s Free Enterprise Group; close friend of IEA Director General Mark Littlewood.66Lawrence Carter. “Liz Truss met with ‘dark money’ think tanks during taxpayer funded trip to Washington DC,” Unearthed, December 19, 2018. Archived August 14, 2019. Archive URL: http://archive.fo/IrC3R 67“Homepage,” Free Enterprise Group. Archived August 13, 2019. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
- Adam Smith Institute — Spoke at Christmas Party and tweeted in support.68Lawrence Carter. “Liz Truss met with ‘dark money’ think tanks during taxpayer funded trip to Washington DC,” Unearthed, December 19, 2018. Archived August 14, 2019. Archive URL: http://archive.fo/IrC3R
- Countryside Alliance — Spoke at Conservative Party Conference reception.69“Environment Secretary speaks at CA conference event,” Countryside Alliance, October 4, 2015. Archived August 14, 2019. Archive URL: http://archive.fo/UZGc8
Social Media
- @trussliz on Twitter.
- @ElizabethTrussSWNorfolk on Facebook.
Publications
- “I’m ready to make a US trade deal happen,” Telegraph, July 28, 2019.
- “Boris has a plan to turbocharge Britain’s economy,” City A.M., July 8, 2019.
- “The middle-class ‘blob’ is stalling our economy, but Labour’s handouts won’t help,” Telegraph, March 1, 2018.
- “Power over the powerful,” Standpoint, February 26, 2018.
- “Back Boris and our team of radical reformers will secure Britain’s future,” Telegraph, June 28, 2016.
- Liz Truss, Kwasi Kwarteng, Priti Patel, Chris Skidmore, Dominic Raab. “After the Coalition,” Biteback, 2011.
- Liz Truss, Kwasi Kwarteng, Priti Patel, Chris Skidmore, Dominic Raab. “Britannia Unchained: Global Lessons for Growth and Prosperity,” Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
Other Resources
- “Liz Truss,” Wikipedia.
Resources
Photo credit: Number 10/Flickr/CC BY–NC–ND 2.0
- 1“Who is Liz Truss? Meet the new Justice Secretary,” The Telegraph, July 26, 2016. Archived August 13, 2019. Archive URL: http://archive.fo/oBtuv
- 2Pippa Crerar.“Liz Truss wins Tory leadership race to become Britain’s next PM”, The Guardian, September 5, 2022. Archived September 5, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/fGmXy
- 3Joshua Nevett and Kate Whannel. “Liz Truss resigns: PM’s exit kicks off another Tory leadership race,” BBC News, October 20, 2022. Archived November 1, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/z1hzq
- 4Mat Hope, Richard Collett-White. “Is Boris Johnson’s Cabinet the Most Anti-Climate Action Ever?” DeSmog, July 25, 2019.
- 5“The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP,” GOV.UK. Archived December 29, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/8Qo5I
- 6Mat Hope, Richard Collett-White. “Is Boris Johnson’s Cabinet the Most Anti-Climate Action Ever?” DeSmog, July 25, 2019.
- 7Lisa O’Caroll. “Liz Truss to take on Brexit brief after David Frost resignation,” The Guardian, December 19, 2021. Archived December 20, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/twlBH
- 8Adam Payne. “Liz Truss Will Become Britain’s Lead Negotiator On The Northern Ireland Protocol,” PoliticsHome, December 19, 2021. Archived December 18, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/9FBTV
- 9“The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP,” Gov.uk. Archived August 14, 2019. Archive URL: http://archive.fo/GbIdT
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- 11Samira Shackle. “The MP Interview: Elizabeth Truss,” New Statesman, May 25, 2012. Archived August 13, 2019. Archive URL: http://archive.fo/b1ER8
- 12Alex Stevenson. “Liz Truss: A not-very-green environment secretary,” Politics.co.uk, July 15, 2014. Archived August 13, 2019. Archive URL: http://archive.fo/Zj5hF
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- 14Samira Shackle. “The MP Interview: Elizabeth Truss,” New Statesman, May 25, 2012. Archived August 13, 2019. Archive URL: http://archive.fo/b1ER8
- 15“Who is Liz Truss? Meet the new Justice Secretary,” The Telegraph, July 26, 2016. Archived August 13, 2019. Archive URL: http://archive.fo/oBtuv
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- 17Andrew Haldenby, Richard Harries, Jonty Olliff-Cooper. “Markets for good: the next generation of public service reform,” Reform, November 2014. Archived August 14, 2019. Archive URL: http://archive.fo/fO8XU
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- 19Tim Montgomerie. “The growth of Britain’s conservative movement,” Conservative Home, March 14, 2009. Archived August 14, 2019. Archive URL: http://archive.fo/W3eLq
- 20Alex Stevenson. “Liz Truss: A not-very-green environment secretary,” Politics.co.uk, July 15, 2014. Archived August 13, 2019. Archive URL: http://archive.fo/Zj5hF
- 21Karl Mathiesen, Esther Webber and Noah Keate. “Liz Truss’ (net) zero sum game”, Politico, September 4, 2022. Archived September 5, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/pV2H3
- 22Karl Mathiesen, Esther Webber and Noah Keate. “Liz Truss’ (net) zero sum game”, Politico, September 4, 2022. Archived September 5, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/pV2H3
- 23“Solar farms are a blight on the landscape, says minister,” BBC News, October 20, 2014. Archived August 14, 2019. Archive URL: http://archive.fo/XUXpG
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