This video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.By Chris Mason, political editor & Sam Francis, political reporterBBC NewsLiz Truss has endorsed Donald Trump to win this year’s US presidential election, saying the “world was safer” when he was in the White House.The former prime minister said the world was “on the cusp of very, very serious conflict” and needed “a strong America more than ever”.Her comments came as the first of Mr Trump’s four criminal trials began.Ms Truss was speaking ahead of the publication of her book – her account of her time in Number 10.Her brief stint in power made her the shortest-serving prime minister in Britain’s history.The former PM, who recently spoke at a pro-Trump conference in the US, said the West’s “opponents feared the Trump presidency more” than the Democrats under Joe Biden.Speaking to the BBC, Ms Truss said Mr Trump was more aggressive towards Iran and China. She also praised Mr Trump’s support for Ukraine, approving the sale of anti-tank Javelin missiles, despite his Republican allies’ recent attempts to block military aid to the country.”I’m not saying that I agree with absolutely everything he’s ever said,” she said.But she added: “I do agree that under Donald Trump when he was president of the United States, the world was safer.”I want to work with fellow conservatives to take on what I believe is a real threat of Western society and civilization being undermined by left-wing extreme ideas.”This includes supporting Nigel Farage “becoming an MP” if he were to re-join the Conservative party, she told the BBC.Speaking to the Newscast podcast, Ms Truss said the founder of the political parties Ukip and Reform UK “believes in conservative values – I think it’s a shame he’s not in the Conservative Party”.EPAIn her interview, Ms Truss argued she was forced out of office after 49 days by powerful establishment figures.Ms Truss stood down in October 2022, after Tory MPs revolted against her when a series of U-turns on her economic plan sapped her authority.She denied her fall from office was humiliating, saying: “It was difficult. Absolutely. Was it humiliating? I wouldn’t use that word actually.”She said she had gone into the job with the intention of changing things, and hadn’t succeeded.She added: “But is that really worse than not trying in the first place? Is it worse than being dishonest and claiming I was going to try and do things and then not do them? Is it worse than being in Number 10 and not doing anything? I don’t think so personally, which maybe I think differently from other people.”Read more about Liz TrussRight-wingers need a bigger bazooka, Truss tells US Six things that stand out for me in Liz Truss bookTruss targets ‘secret Tories’ with new campaignThe prime minister who resigned after just 45 daysLiz Truss: 11 gambles that went wrong Liz Truss’s last speech as prime minister in fullEconomic warningsMs Truss said her and Kwasi Kwarteng’s tax-cutting plan to promote growth, was “undermined by organisations” like the Bank of England and the Office of Budget Responsibility (OB …
Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source
[mwai_chat context=”Let’s have a discussion about this article:nnThis video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.By Chris Mason, political editor & Sam Francis, political reporterBBC NewsLiz Truss has endorsed Donald Trump to win this year’s US presidential election, saying the “world was safer” when he was in the White House.The former prime minister said the world was “on the cusp of very, very serious conflict” and needed “a strong America more than ever”.Her comments came as the first of Mr Trump’s four criminal trials began.Ms Truss was speaking ahead of the publication of her book – her account of her time in Number 10.Her brief stint in power made her the shortest-serving prime minister in Britain’s history.The former PM, who recently spoke at a pro-Trump conference in the US, said the West’s “opponents feared the Trump presidency more” than the Democrats under Joe Biden.Speaking to the BBC, Ms Truss said Mr Trump was more aggressive towards Iran and China. She also praised Mr Trump’s support for Ukraine, approving the sale of anti-tank Javelin missiles, despite his Republican allies’ recent attempts to block military aid to the country.”I’m not saying that I agree with absolutely everything he’s ever said,” she said.But she added: “I do agree that under Donald Trump when he was president of the United States, the world was safer.”I want to work with fellow conservatives to take on what I believe is a real threat of Western society and civilization being undermined by left-wing extreme ideas.”This includes supporting Nigel Farage “becoming an MP” if he were to re-join the Conservative party, she told the BBC.Speaking to the Newscast podcast, Ms Truss said the founder of the political parties Ukip and Reform UK “believes in conservative values – I think it’s a shame he’s not in the Conservative Party”.EPAIn her interview, Ms Truss argued she was forced out of office after 49 days by powerful establishment figures.Ms Truss stood down in October 2022, after Tory MPs revolted against her when a series of U-turns on her economic plan sapped her authority.She denied her fall from office was humiliating, saying: “It was difficult. Absolutely. Was it humiliating? I wouldn’t use that word actually.”She said she had gone into the job with the intention of changing things, and hadn’t succeeded.She added: “But is that really worse than not trying in the first place? Is it worse than being dishonest and claiming I was going to try and do things and then not do them? Is it worse than being in Number 10 and not doing anything? I don’t think so personally, which maybe I think differently from other people.”Read more about Liz TrussRight-wingers need a bigger bazooka, Truss tells US Six things that stand out for me in Liz Truss bookTruss targets ‘secret Tories’ with new campaignThe prime minister who resigned after just 45 daysLiz Truss: 11 gambles that went wrong Liz Truss’s last speech as prime minister in fullEconomic warningsMs Truss said her and Kwasi Kwarteng’s tax-cutting plan to promote growth, was “undermined by organisations” like the Bank of England and the Office of Budget Responsibility (OB …nnDiscussion:nn” ai_name=”RocketNews AI: ” start_sentence=”Can I tell you more about this article?” text_input_placeholder=”Type ‘Yes'”]
