Liz Truss Flees BBC’s Questions About CPAC ‘Deep State’ Comments On Return To London

On her return to the UK from the US Conservative Political Action Conference Tuesday, former Prime Minister Liz Truss fled a barrage of questions by BBC journalists over her Stateside affiliations and conspiratorial claims that she had been ousted from power by the British “deep state.”

Truss’ recent appearance sparked outrage at home but charmed the right-leaning Republican electorate with a dog whistle speech and interview with former President Donald Trump’s former political strategist Steve Bannon.

The former prime minister told attendees that the Financial Times “friends of the deep state.” Her silence during Bannon’s praise of far right activist Tommy Robinson as a “hero” also raised controversy.

Reporters chased Truss through London calling questions after her: “Miss Truss, Tommy Robinson was described as a hero in front of you. Why didn’t you speak up? Miss Truss, do you think Tommy Robinson is a hero? Miss Truss, is describing the civil service and journalists as the deep state really responsible?”

The Tory politician pushed on as the BBC followed, the reporter continued: “Miss Truss, do you think they’re responsible for your downfall, the civil service and journalists? Is the Financial Times the deep state, Miss Truss? Miss Truss, can I ask you about Lee Anderson? Do you think he should be replaced back into the Conservative Party? Do you think his comments were correct? Were they Islamophobic comments, Miss Truss? Miss Truss, nothing to say about Tommy Robinson? And nothing to say about Lee Anderson?”

Truss had nothing to say.