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Former UK Prime Minister Liz Truss said at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) that Britain is “failing” and called for a UK version of Trump’s “MAGA” movement to push change.

Truss, who was prime minister for only 49 days and lost her seat in last year’s election, has become a marginal figure in British politics but found support at CPAC, which now embraces Trump-style populism.

The conference featured right-wing figures from Hungary, Brazil, and the U.S., including Steve Bannon, who promoted deep state conspiracy theories.

CPAC leaders condemned globalist organizations like the UN and EU, vowing support for Trump’s return.

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[–] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 43 minutes ago

One thing I've learned is that if America jumps from a bridge, a good chunk of Europe jumps too.

[–] codapine@lemm.ee 2 points 8 hours ago

FUCK no. At least it's coming from truss, who is trying to be relevant. That's all. Anything with her name on it is doomed to fail.

[–] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago

Is she suing for copyright infringement?

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 27 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

the lady whose career was outlived by a cabbage?

[–] myliltoehurts@lemm.ee 11 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Cabbages can stay good for quite a while. It was a lettuce, the thing that wilts during the car ride back from the store.

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 5 points 15 hours ago

Ah, Thats even worse.. and better, story wise, at least.

[–] Sine_Fine_Belli@lemmy.world 1 points 19 hours ago

A cabbage outlived her career lol

Well I hope she leads it then cause it will surely fail

[–] b161@lemmy.blahaj.zone 24 points 20 hours ago

Sees the US flushing itself down the toilet. “We need to do that too!”

Good job shit for brains.

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

oh yeah. here in the us it made us great and now we are being made greatererererer. so much winning it hurts my behind.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

I am so sick of winning...

[–] Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Tories: "we have destroyed the UK economie for our own benefit. Want to see us do it again?"

[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 3 points 19 hours ago

Tory voters "Yes."

[–] Don_alForno@feddit.org 27 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Breaking: The lettuce said she's full of shit.

[–] FosterMolasses@leminal.space 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Dude, fuck her. I admit that back when I first moved and UK politics were still rather new to me I couldn't wrap my mind around what she did that was horrible enough to warrant a boot in 40 DAYS. Although I've heard one or two stories since about people losing all their savings that made it make slightly more sense, she always read as just pretty foolish and incompetent to me.

Pushing for MAGA bs in the UK (the most redundant thing I've ever heard) completely upends that assessment of her into being every bit as evil as the American ones. Tory scumbag.

[–] FarceOfWill@infosec.pub 1 points 9 hours ago

It wasn't quite so much what she did as the way it was done.

The spending plan looked bad and lack of confidence in it caused a technical issue where pension funds had to make it worse to protect themselves from the consequences, which made it even worse and they had to protect themselves from bigger consequences. But this is boring and not why she had to go imho.

The real problem and cause of the whole lack of confidence was that she got rid of senior people and refused to talk to independent government orgs who are there to check the plan isn't shit.

She removed all the arse covering checks the British government has for budgets thinking she knew better, and as is clear with every mad interview she knows nothing.

[–] tankplanker@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Its very likely that she full believes it, she is that dumb and because her reality fell apart when her economic changes failed so quickly and spectacularly, she has retreated into the full deep state conspiracy bubble.

[–] bungalowtill@lemmy.dbzer0.com 33 points 1 day ago (1 children)
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[–] P1nkman@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

Liz Truss is a nazi in the same camp as musk. I know who'll be in front of the firing squad when push comes to shove.

[–] nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 89 points 2 days ago (2 children)

"LOOK AT ME!!!" said the irrelevant person.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 35 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Person... person... sorry, all I'm seeing in that photo is a lettuce.

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Ptfff the lettuce has more value

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[–] Saleh@feddit.org 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

We need to suck up and be like Trump/Elon is the new trope of failed and irrelevant politicians in Europe now.

The neoliberal far right FDP party in Germany will likely not make it into the parliament in Sundays election after blocking and blowing up the previous government. As they declined in the polls, they copied and talked more about MAGA, Milei and the like. Meanwhile Musk didnt even bother to reply to their head and former finance minister.

I guess for Truzz it is the same thing. Only thing that worries me, is that these people usually sell themselves to the highest bidder. So someone is paying them for that.

[–] barsoap@lemm.ee 1 points 20 hours ago

This might just be the time for Volt to swoop in and steal the grindset vote from them.

[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 102 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Whats the counter argument from the opposition; Lettuce, you have the mic.

[–] kaitco@lemmy.world 24 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I love that this is her actual legacy! 😂

[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 2 days ago

lettuce with googly eyes, staring motherfuckerly

[–] Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de 20 points 1 day ago

Why is Salad Lady still making public statements? She had her chance and sucked too much, she can retire from politics and do some manual work now.

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 29 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Anyone who looks at what is going on in the US and says "that's a functional democracy that we should emulate" should be blocked from holding any office forever.

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[–] ThomasCrappersGhost@feddit.uk 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Cause the U.K. did so well under the Tories, particularly her.

[–] YesButActuallyMaybe@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 day ago

The cabbage did a better job

"So, in order to advance our political agenda we need echo chamber rednecks with affinity to nazi ideology."

"Are we the bad guys?"

[–] b161@lemmy.blahaj.zone 26 points 1 day ago

Yeah since that’s going so well for America you fucking idiot loser.

[–] Tronn4@lemmy.world 35 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Dear UK. don't fall for this

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[–] MonsterMonster@lemmy.world 58 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Would that be the same changes that Liz Truss put forward that nose-dived the bonds market by announcing unplanned tax cuts?

[–] PhobosAnomaly@feddit.uk 21 points 2 days ago

I still love the term Kami-Kwasi.

What a day that was. It would almost be funny if it wasn't still fucking with people's mortgage rates.

[–] rivan@lemm.ee 30 points 1 day ago

It's wild to accuse the UK of having a Deep State when Yes, Yes they Do. It's called the Crown. Charles could instantly dismiss parliament at anytime (in theory) so would a MEGA movement be anti-Royalist? Lol

[–] Coldcell@sh.itjust.works 36 points 2 days ago

The problem for Truss chasing populist politics like Trump is that no one, ABSOLUTELY no one likes the insufferable idiot.

[–] annoyed_onion@lemmy.world 37 points 2 days ago

Is an actual lettuce.

[–] sirico@feddit.uk 10 points 1 day ago

Can the Tuffton street lettuce just fuck off into the sunset

[–] match@pawb.social 3 points 1 day ago

sic semper lactuca

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

how can this fuckcunt show her face after her ridiculous premiership that didn't even last 5 scaramuccis

also how can she say anything without reporters directly telling her to shut the fuck up ... why is anything she says reported at all ?

[–] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 22 points 2 days ago

Piss off, cunt.

[–] tanisnikana@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

Didn’t she kill the queen with that terrible curtsy and handshake?

[–] Foni@lemm.ee 20 points 2 days ago

Liz Truss giving advice on power is a joke in itself

[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 14 points 2 days ago

Says the person that lose to a lettuce.

[–] Aconite@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)
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[–] ThePyroPython@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago

I'd rather listen to the other lettuce that didn't wilt.

[–] MonsterMonster@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

After being out lasted by a lettuce, ousted as PM, then kicked out as an MP you'd think she'd get the message that she's a bit useless.

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[–] DrSleepless@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Liz Truss can go eat a chainsaw

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