Liz Truss: From anti-nuclear campaigner to UK prime minister - BBC News

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It is hard to think of a Prime Minister who has faced so many difficult challenges from their very first day in the job
How Liz Truss chooses to meet those challenges will come down to who she is, her political beliefs and how she operates
Newsnight’s political editor Nick Watt has been dipping into Liz Truss's past and talking to some of those who have seen her in action, to assess how the past will inform the decisions she now takes as leader
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@HOLLASOUNDS Год назад

Her switching shows how she never actually believed what she said, she just does what benefits her self.

@fawkyou2001 Год назад

so your saying shes a tory

@1800WETANAL Год назад

Opinions change, dumby

@HOLLASOUNDS Год назад

@@fawkyou2001 I'm saying flip flopping politicians cant be trusted.

@Unwanted_truth_ Год назад

I'm not tryna defend a tory but if you've never changed your mind in your entire life then that just means you're very close minded and don't change opinions with new information, which isn't something to be proud of

@1800WETANAL Год назад

@@Unwanted_truth_ you're talking as if being a Tory is akin to a fascist or nazi 😂

@luxuryhub1323 Год назад

I'm underwhelmed, to be honest! I think she has the ability to make Theresa May look like a legend.

@nextlevelnonce8884 Год назад

lmaoo my guy copied a comment to get likes even though i agree

@nextlevelnonce8884 Год назад

dont be so desperate for likes kid

@MrHaydnSir Год назад

well done 👏 👏 👏 didn’t copy that from somewhere ..i totally didn’t see this with thousands of likes elsewhere in the past couple of days

@viaceslavmikhailovich9825 Год назад

Those who voted for her, don't care about the inflation at all. I hope someone else will make the important decisions instead of her, the same way as they are doing it instead of Biden.

@lancethrust9488 Год назад

ANOTHER SHILL

@Greenpoloboy3 Год назад

I'm already sick and tired of seeing her and this is day 1.

@johnhodkinson2063 Год назад

I don't think I'll be listening to the political commentators, to find out about what Truss stands for, I'll be taking more notice of the weather forecast and which way the wind is blowing.

@bradleywilson5641 Год назад

She’s good at changing her mind

@sonofsomerset1695 Год назад

intelligent people do that when they get new information, unlike dumb Labour.

@lahtal1 Год назад

🤣 This is the best the far-left have to say straight out of the primary school play book.

@Adam-zd2bk Год назад

@@lahtal1 no child says that at primary school.

@Bob_Brown Год назад

She was left when she was young and then actually developed a brain and became more right wing

@hawky2k215 Год назад

It is because She had lied! Used ya head! In 2 weeks times UK will be her puppets. Every PM harvest UK money

@za.307 Год назад

From anti-nuclear campaigner to fully fledged F the poor, and make the rich richer Tory. Working class people don't expect much other than a middle finger... those of you who voted for Johnson last time around kinda deserve it though.

@TheRetroManRandySavage Год назад

Why don't you write a song about it, bob geldof.

@PumpkinHoard Год назад

The poor would be much poorer if Corbyn, a full blown Communist, got in power. Few LIKE the Conservatives, it was just the clear better option when the opposition has become absolute pure evil.

@janejohnstone5795 Год назад

Not true...your just a lefty..

@Whoami691 Год назад

On the other hand we had a man who wanted to scrap our nuclear deterrant. Oh please, defend that now. If we had Corbyn as pm we would be more of a laughing stock than we are now. And that's without the woke bs that comes with it.

@defiant1716 Год назад

@@TheRetroManRandySavage dead men don't talk

@JTRocks4Ever Год назад

Will the British people ever be allowed to vote for their Prime Minister or will the MPs continue to do that for them?

@sonofsomerset1695 Год назад

Well, we voted overwhelmingly for Boris and the media got rid of him with no vote.

@graveperil2169 Год назад

@@sonofsomerset1695 well 25,351 is hardly overwhelmingly

@graveperil2169 Год назад

No we have a PM not a President. We vote for the MPs the MPs vote for who they want their leader to be

@JTRocks4Ever Год назад

@@graveperil2169 I know that, but its a weird system. I guess the UK will never be a democracy.

@graveperil2169 Год назад

@@JTRocks4Ever its a Monarchy

@oscarmanetti2098 Год назад

I wish to UK the best of luck! Very concerned about this PM political agenda ( in case she has one of course)!

@TTV.MoraiZuko Год назад

Of course she has one lmfao, she and sunak are on the WEF website, they're already have big plans on ruining the UK

@jwright8682 Год назад

In 2 days she's lifted a ban on fracking 😂🙈

@rafizahabdjamil2111 Год назад

And now she crash the economy

@concernedcitizen7385 Год назад

From former CND campaigner to “yes, I’m gagging to press that button”… Her mother must be very proud 🙄

@resistancefighter9009 Год назад

Well that's some improvement. After the horrors of ww1 and part 2 Germany is on the march again. We need to turn them to glass.

@trevorstanding6462 Год назад

Goes to show that a lack of awareness and integrity doesn't hold you back from High Office!

@votepurple Год назад

It’s an essential requirement

@blanka7794 Год назад

Wow that proves that you don’t need to have a brain to be a prime minister. So brave

@sticky59 Год назад

Or US President .... they have a potato in office.

@lahtal1 Год назад

Diane Abbott perfect example 🤣

@JimmyTheGreek2000 Год назад

Did you not see the 'Yes Minister' on BBC? The Prime Minister is only a Pappet ?

@stevec6427 Год назад

@@sticky59 their second root vegetable in a row

@DETSRC313 Год назад

@@sticky59 yeah social media reaching the boomers really took presidential seat into full on reality TV. As an American it's been embarrassing!

@ydnallah1541 Год назад

Guinness world record holder for U-Turns

@Chappers.Gaming Год назад

No tax cuts!!! What the fuck will that do?... People on low income don't pay tax it don't help the crisis... And people who pay tax who earns low income tax brackets 16-25k will only most likely seee £20 /30 cut that's hardly anything... While the big earners will benefit from it... Rather them losing like 300-400 pounds they will gain that back

@BIBIWCICC Год назад

From Lib Dem to Conservative, from anti nuclear protester to nuclear investor she truly is a multi faceted politician!

@Bob_Brown Год назад

Do you have the same exact beliefs as you did when you were a young adult? Do you still believe in Santa Claus or have you weighed up evidence and changed your mind?

@happyjonn9242 Год назад

@@Bob_Brown most of us don't end up having completely polar opposite views on nearly every issue. that just shows lack of principles.

@richydoumbe0 Год назад

@@happyjonn9242 would you prefer rishi? A lot of people don’t give politicians a chance these days she’s been in the job 1 day lol

@happyjonn9242 Год назад

@@richydoumbe0 what a ridiculous statement. It's not like she's been newly elected and we don't know anything about her, she's been an MP for years and has held cabinet positions under THREE PRIME MINISTERS

@richydoumbe0 Год назад

@@happyjonn9242 and that is why no one wants to be a politician everything they do every decision they make is always wrong to someone and people always jump on the bandwagon of hate. Also you neglected to answer my original question which was would you prefer rishi?

@sherimillman53 Год назад

She only changed to conservative, because liberal would never win. She saw through that and hey presto she is the new prime minister

@genesis1765 Год назад

She was Labour before joining the Liberal Democrats. So was Gove

@sonofsomerset1695 Год назад

That already makes her smarter than all of the Lib Dems then and most of Labour.

@matthewthiesen6098 Год назад

Strategically savvy. Hopefully she can nudge out some results for the UK people.

@graveperil2169 Год назад

everyone starts off as a socialist then you grow up and become conservative

@sherimillman53 Год назад

@@genesis1765 oh was she, not sure who or what she represents, as been as she has changed groups so much

@indominusrex1652 Год назад

As someone living outside of the UK i can say that you are screwed Britain

@stephenclenton3122 Год назад

ABSOLUTELY!!

@wodens-hitman1552 Год назад

As someone living in the uk i can honestly say that we don't care a crap what you think

@integragemi7234 Год назад

Rip UK soon gonna be divided

@mrrace6318 Год назад

Oh god time to panic, she will say one thing and forget it the next.

@Chappers.Gaming Год назад

Well I never got a say in this!!! General election time!!!!!!

@joshuapaul2022 Год назад

UK people will miss BoJo. He was a nut cake and a clown that destroyed UK economy and got us into a war that was lost from the start, but Liz will be even worse.

@janejohnstone5795 Год назад

We have to give her a chance ...to see what she does...if she makes the country more prosperous and gets inflation down....that's sounds good...only time will tell...

@daza5775 Год назад

Dooms day. We will deliver we will deliver we will deliver what about deliver and onion

@shelleymatthews194 Год назад

‘Good times make weak people. Weak people make bad times …’That is the part of that cycle we are stuck in currently. ‘… Bad times make strong people, strong people make good times …’ is hopefully the part of the cycle our future will be in.

@typicallymoody Год назад

How can anyone respect this leader. If she gave me orders I would simply not do them

@sassmate3980 Год назад

Translation from Trussbot to English: "I am honestly quite deranged. And if you thought the 1940s were bad, wait til you see what I'm hiding up my cheese wheel."

@SimpleSoilder Год назад

She might be female Nero harping happily while Rome burns

@peterg957 Год назад

Well we have had a Doris and now we have a Jock Strapp... Bloody Nora god help us all...

@simonbilling2796 Год назад

she will deliver more of the same?

@curiositycloset2359 Год назад

We're doomed, dooomed I tell thee

@LK_09 Год назад

Does anyone know the song at the start?

@techtinkerin Год назад

When you think things can't get any worse.

@ligimanuvel1076 Год назад

Kindly try to stop the war between Russia and Ukraine please

@Lisealise Год назад

Wait until she will get what bojo got from that money laundry… they are all “supporting” Ukraine and lining their pockets.

@lordJUDE10 Год назад

Flexible ideological shape-shifting.

@danjpoche Год назад

God save the Queen and the country, from America with love.

@FPSBird Год назад

Since when was america pro monarchy isn't that the entire reason your country exists?

@resistancefighter9009 Год назад

@@FPSBird They're pro other people's monarchs.

@brooklyn7853 Год назад

remember british used to colonize you guys

@TheVoice1616 Год назад

I would love to see Islamic law in UK destroying all the native white culture, so that native will come to know about it. Open More ways for middle East immigrants.

@defiant1716 Год назад

Yeah, God save all countries from America

@jasongarner85 Год назад

Always about saying the right thing with these people, never about doing the right thing for the people.

@JaContex Год назад

For god’s sake.

@curiositycloset2359 Год назад

She barley looks like she could run a HR department.

@Scapestoat Год назад

Anti-nuclear always just feels sponsored by the fossil fuel industry nowadays.

@thegamingking3034 Год назад

I don’t know how I feel about this 😬😬😬

@ManicRipper2 Год назад

To be fair, everyone knew what they were voting for.

@shelleymatthews194 Год назад

The people did NOT VOTE her in, only members of the minority Conservative party voted her in to replace the other idiot Johnson who they threw out of the party and the top job job! Hardly fair. Really?

@mrknowitall126 Год назад

Her face when she had to say no new taxes haha we’ll see in 6months

@olioappifyouarestruggling1595 Год назад

Changing your mind isn't an issue evolves.

@Krytern Год назад

Anti-nuclear? We need MORE nuclear power plants. Now more than ever.

@bvbinsane1vanity Год назад

I guess you were one of the people that wanted Boris Johnson gone, now you’ll regret it.

@blartversenwaldiii Год назад

anti-nuclear in the sense of anti-nuclear weapons, not anti-nuclear power, in this case

@RS-jb1lf Год назад

She means in defence not energy supply

@defiant1716 Год назад

Just the Man for the job

@SJ-li6ho Год назад

I wish her all the best for our country and its people. Its people.

@tonebonetones Год назад

It is fortunate that you do not realise how big a fool you are,

@seekingenlightenment9685 Год назад

Come on Liz ! Please reintroduce ethics and honour to the Conservative party, now that Boris has gone. And please don't fall at the first hurdle - energy price crisis. Wish you well x

@shelleymatthews194 Год назад

@sorryrocco Год назад

Well at least she has 100% confidence in British workers and non in European workers both EAST and west, or is it the other way round.

@soviet700 Год назад

She’s a Tory. She hates the British worker. But hates foreigners more

@owenthomas5103 Год назад

Gordon Brown was an anti-nuke campaigner to. Something about the ride to power tends to rot brains - or if not extraordinary character assassination like Corbin.

@resistancefighter9009 Год назад

German had just taken over Europe. Anti nuke is brain rot.

@user-kv7vw6bk2b Год назад

Look at all these mugs with liz trust t shirts, proper fanboys

@commewijnepineribo7899 Год назад

Good luck UK, you reap what you sow 😂😂😂😂😂👀👀👀🙄🙄🤔😳😕😱😱😱🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌

@wodens-hitman1552 Год назад

Hopefully we'll get brexit done and fk the EU off.. Cheese head

@theodorevogiatzis874 Год назад

Britain needs a man like Jim Hacker, no question about it

@The1976spirit Год назад

You never tried out Napoleon, the underestimated superhero. With his silky hair and the power of love he will smash your enemies: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7kUZzYMM_p8.html

@johnrambo99999 Год назад

Anti-brexit & anti-nuclear. Exactly what we need right now 🤔🙄

@altarique123 Год назад

Lots of love for the UK from Buffalo New York USA 🇺🇸

@christopherrichardwadedett4100 Год назад

Prayers

@adamgrimsley2900 Год назад

Can anyone actually name something she's done that has been good?

@christopherhall619 Год назад

She helped get rid of Boris....

@adamgrimsley2900 Год назад

@@christopherhall619 i stand corrected

@shelleymatthews194 Год назад

@@christopherhall619 No, she is just as bad as Boris. She is Flipflop Fauci’s political equivalent. The idiocracy continues …

@inconceivabledark Год назад

Thank you for keeping comments open

@nashpluto Год назад

The music lowkey hitting

@macior68 Год назад

something is really wrong if they are cheering in happiness when the situation is so bad .... what these people have in head's :o they are definitely not scared of the nation ripping them all apart

@bathayijanathaparty9993 Год назад

Which country calls themselves great? And for what? A) looting B) raping C) slavery D) killing

@abseiduk Год назад

They probably once had a guy like the guy in Amerca who wants to "Make America Great again"

@wodens-hitman1552 Год назад

You enjoy our aid money though

@PSYCHIC_PSYCHO Год назад

@@wodens-hitman1552 You owe us the aid money you pay, considering your empire's CRIMINAL actions in India

@bathayijanathaparty9993 Год назад

@@wodens-hitman1552 dude it's just not even intrest of the money you owe us for world wars. You guys will bank corrupt and begging on the streets go and ask your queen and the ironic thing is you have every record of it. Accept the shit and no one gives rat ass to queen or UK any more " we fart you die". That is today's scenario

@aliawells Год назад

She was the anti-nuke campaign manager? and now she says she will push the nuke button and that "she is ready". that is terrifying and disgusting

@erica.5620 Год назад

Who said WE put our faith in you?

@somthingbrutal Год назад

she has fallen a long way, now how about the people get a chance to pick a PM and have a general election

@defiant1716 Год назад

Absolutely

@finflwr Год назад

Hear hear

@barrymay8269 Год назад

From anti Monarchist to PM. It will be interesting to see how many other views she has reneged on!!!

@happyjonn9242 Год назад

anti- nuclear = pro nuclear remainer = brexiter lib dem = conservative

@sxx2872 Год назад

Hong Kong students are holding PSW visa but UK government still requesting sponsorship to allow them get job offer in UK even though they studied many years in UK and graduated in UK University. This is really very difficult for a new graduate student who wants to start their career in UK. This is not even the same offer for BNO holder and this is real unfair to all these HK students who studied in UK many years. This is really upset for HK students in UK…

@alfsmith4936 Год назад

Welcome to Tory Britain.. Enjoy your stay.

@resistancefighter9009 Год назад

We're full. Get out.

@ReeseJamPiece. Год назад

@@resistancefighter9009 You're a racist. Get out.

@TheRetroManRandySavage Год назад

Yeah, that's disgusting. They'd welcome HK people with open arms if they came here illegally. Now how is that for irony.🤷‍♂️

@joebloggs4925 Год назад

@@resistancefighter9009 aren't you a charmer! bet that works on all the ladies

@Greatsprit1 Год назад

Liz Truss is the captain of the Titanic with her at the helm the country will sink.

@MaliYojez Год назад

The leader Brexit Britain deserves. Making her PM is just another act of self-harm.

@goldfinga786able Год назад

Why is EU still buying Russian gas … from India …china etc

@spirachemarcel7214 Год назад

Tanks priminister MS.Lizz Truss nb1 Woman is very very Cleva Woman UK

@neiabloomfield5416 Год назад

That deep Navy jacket is perfectly on Liz shoulders. Poppy brooch is essential for distant contingent

@rogueone6975 Год назад

Well, she combs her hair, that's already one step above Boris Johnson...

@theskyehiker Год назад

I’m from the USA but I’d never trust anyone who had conservative attached to their name.

@sabeevnj24 Год назад

wow good

@chocochef3092 Год назад

Big mistake with the, “No new taxes” pledge. At some point in time of her premiership, taxes would be raised.

@janakiebalasuriya1032 Год назад

Congratulations!

@altarique123 Год назад

I love all the 3 … Boris, Rishi , Liz … lots of love from Buffalo, New York. USA 🇺🇸

@shelleymatthews194 Год назад

@humanfirst11 Год назад

Final nail in the coffin for the UK.

@alonsocobarrubias2706 Год назад

The Excellence.

@LearnWithVikram7 Год назад

from anti nuclear to for nuclear conflict. Santa Truss got all to give. just ask for it

@telfordexotics167 Год назад

Worth a beat

@ItIsGonnaGetWayWorse Год назад

"Anti-nuclear" Lets see how long she sticks to that

@christopherhitchens163 Год назад

Such a good tune for such a garbage PM Song: Elton John Bennie and the Jets

@jamescagney2713 Год назад

Look through the ... square window

@jacinthahmed3779 Год назад

I'm still hopeful that our world is still under good and sensible leaders.

@CamiloGaetePuga Год назад

Are you being sarcastic?

@jacinthahmed3779 Год назад

Nope. I'm hopeful for liz.

@shelleymatthews194 Год назад

The misplaced faith of the faithful never ceases to amaze. Show just ONE GOOD AND SENSIBLE LEADER! Just one. There are none. Not a one and more countries than ever before are autocracies under bad and insensible leaders. That is the reality of our world. Sorry to break the news to you.

@thedealermusic Год назад

‘A strong remainer who embraced leave’ please, BBC, say it like it is - someone who has no principal whatsoever

@brokenshield9031 Год назад

This country just went from terrible to horrific!! God help us!!....

@miritam3932 Год назад

Time will tell 🤞

@hevchip741 Год назад

There's nothing wrong with changing your mind if you listen to the evidence and use your brain to ballance things up. We need someone who listens and is not afraid to change their way of thinking.

@ivanwalker3391 Год назад

Wow! And may God have mercy on all our souls! "WE", the people, can do better! Demos Poder.

@hevchip741 Год назад

@@ivanwalker3391 you stand for PM then

@ivanwalker3391 Год назад

@@hevchip741 I can see that you are a real debating master. Ya halfwit!

@abumansaray7 Год назад

Or someone who stands for something and isn't a hypocrite just for self-gain.

@blacksabbath8245 Год назад

We're going nowhere round and round 🇬🇧

@RaviKumar123. Год назад

What will gonna happen in next general election who will be the new face for pm condidate in conservative party? Anyone have idea?

@PSYCHIC_PSYCHO Год назад

Come election time the intelligent candidate will be one who doesn't want to be elected, so let's hope that in 2024 Tories get elected to inherit problems they have created since 2010

@user-hf2qv7to8j Год назад

it is the least of either evils because rishi successfully removes funds from deprived areas .

@MaxpunchIDK Год назад

Tough times make strong people, strong people make good times. I hope that's the case here and wish GB good luck for the future. :)

@shelleymatthews194 Год назад

Good times make weak people. Weak people make bad times … That is the section of that cycle we are in currently.

@mentalyorky7238 Год назад

She isn't even got a mandate so expect more political unrest . Labour will be next in my opinion .

@harriskhan2126 Год назад

All we want prosperity of our great Britain. Good wishes from habigonj community of UK🇬🇧💚🇧🇩

@sunnyd5098 Год назад

Thankyou for putting your faith into me to lead? I don't think I remember having a choice love.

@baaksungjune7834 Год назад

Wow quite a dramatic change in her position. Want hear her thoughts that underwent during the change .

@GodotOfficial Год назад

This is Theresa May 2: Electric Boogaloo

@jen_sen8508 Год назад

I would even prefer for Theresa may to just come back at this point

@hessness Год назад

God we're fooked aren't we

@ThyharryA Год назад

Soon to be the worst prime minster ever !

@olivergrumitt2601 Год назад

Well, she certainly did not last long, did she? Even after only 45 days she managed to make her predecessors, all of them since Robert Walpole, the first PM, look good, even brilliant in comparison.