Communists challenge disastrous Truss
FORMER prime minister Liz Truss is to be challenged by the Communist Party in her South-West Norfolk constituency in the general election, the party has announced.
Former housing and local government worker, and party executive member Lorraine Douglas will be the socialist standard-bearer against Ms Truss, who became Britain’s shortest-serving premier after outraging money markets and crashing the economy with unfunded tax cuts.
Ms Douglas said: “Liz Truss is a symbol of this decrepit and incompetent Tory regime who have foisted unelected prime minister after unelected prime minister on working people in Britain.
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