Labour Chair: Rishi Sunak Must Investigate Liz Truss For ‘Propagating Conspiracy Theories’ At CPAC
Labour Party chair Anneliese Dodds demanded Prime Minister Rishi Sunak investigate former Prime Minister Liz Truss for “propagating conspiracy theories” at the US Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
In an interview with Sky News host Kay Burley on Monday, Dodds slammed Truss for her Stateside associations and comments.
Dodds said: “I think ultimately Rishi Sunak needs to be looking at that. He certainly shouldn’t be just standing by and accepting both those conspiracy theories that she has set out and also the fact that she’s associated, as I said, with individuals who’ve praised the British far right.”
Burley asked: “When you say ‘looking at that’… is it Labour’s view this morning that Liz Truss, former Prime Minister, should have the whip suspended?
“I think what’s really disturbing about this, Kay,” Dodds replied, “is that we’ve not seen a single peep, not a single comment, literally nothing.
“No, but I’m asking you, I’m sorry to just press this, Ms Dodds, but you brought it up. You said he should look at it. My question is, should the Prime Minister consider removing the whip from the former Prime Minister Liz Truss today?” the host repeated.
Dodds continued: “At the very least, he should be investigating what has happened here. And there seems to be nothing that has taken place within the Conservative Party in relation to one of their members of Parliament who’s propagated conspiracy theories. To say they’re from the dark corners of the internet is, quite frankly, a way of dressing them up positively.”
Truss, whose 49-day tenure at Downing Street was the shortest in the country’s history, joined forces with Brexiteering GB News host Nigel Farage to represent British conservatism at the conference.
Truss’ remarks included a jab at President Joe Biden and claims her career was sabotaged by the “deep state.”
In dialogue with former President Donald Trump’s political strategist Steve Bannon, critics noted that she remained silent as he praised British far right activist Tommy Robinson as a “hero” and, instead, blasted the UK media as “friends of the deep state.”
Truss also gave a 15-minute speech highlighting what she said was a “hostile environment” created by “left-wing elites” and foreign adversaries against conservative voices.
This controversy comes amid a wider crisis at home for the Tories involving Lee Anderson, another senior Conservative MP, who was suspended for his comments about Islamists in London.
