Tory fanatics call for more extreme policies at packed fringe meeting
Liz Truss gives a speech on the economy at the Institute for government in London, September 18, 2023
TORY fanatics demanded yet more extreme policies today, with failed ex-PM Liz Truss leading the right-wing charge.
Wrecking PM Rishi Sunak’s hopes of a united party conference, the right mobilised at a packed fringe rally for cuts in taxes and public spending.
Ms Truss demanded a reduction in business taxes to 19 per cent, adding: “If we can get it lower, the better.”
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