Is it time for Rishi to boot out Liz 'deep state' Truss?
The News Agents
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🗓️ 28 February 2024
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
Liz Truss was doorstepped by the BBC in Westminster today and asked to explain why she'd been talking about the dangers of the 'deep state' at a Washington Conference over the weekend.
Keir Starmer went one step further in his Commons questions - asking Rishi Sunak why he hadn't kicked her out of the party for her 'tin hat' conspiracy theories?
Keir Starmer loves Liz Truss as he's seen polling showing just how unpopular she is with the public. He's trying to tie her travails to those of a weak leader, too scared to move against the former PM.
Later, is it the Home Secretary's job to tell Gaza protesters to go home? James Cleverly gave The Times an interview to say it was stretching police resources, and everyone already understood their message. Is that how protesting works? Is that how politics work?
We speak to the former Met Assistant Commissioner Helen King and Liberty - who's taking Suella to the High Court today.
Editor: Tom Hughes
Senior Producer: Gabriel Radus
Producer: Laura FitzPatrick
Video Production: Shane Fennelly
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BBC, Liz Truss
Sky News, Chris Philp
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| 0:00.0 | The Newsagents podcast is brought to you by HSBC UK, opening up a world of opportunity. |
| 0:09.1 | This is a global player original podcast. |
| 0:12.5 | Miss Truss, Tommy Robinson was described as a hero in front of you. |
| 0:16.2 | Why didn't he speak up? |
| 0:18.8 | Miss Truss, do you think Tommy Robinson is a hero? |
| 0:23.6 | Miss Truss, do you think Tommy Robinson is a hero? Miss Truss is describing civil service and journalists as the deep state really responsible? |
| 0:29.6 | And Liz Truss is back in London, in Westminster. |
| 0:32.6 | And if you think her microphone wasn't faded up, it's not that. |
| 0:36.6 | She just stood there, grinning, as these questions were being asked of her |
| 0:40.9 | and carried on walking with this big grin. |
| 0:43.2 | And next to her was her special advisor. |
| 0:45.4 | I do commend you look at it. |
| 0:46.9 | He is wearing a thick Cossack hat and looking very stern as they walk along. |
| 0:52.2 | Frankly, the whole scene was utterly bonkers. |
| 0:55.6 | Because we are in Gorky Park in minus 20. But the person who's really happy to see Liz Truss back in |
| 1:02.5 | London is none other than Keir Stama. Liz Truss has become, and will probably remain, his |
| 1:09.7 | best line of attack on Rishi Sunak, |
| 1:13.1 | following those frankly extraordinary comments she made at the Conservative Conference in America last week. |
| 1:21.0 | We're going to be discussing whether she's now too big a headache for Rishi Sunak to ignore. |
| 1:26.9 | Welcome to the news agents. The news agents. |
| 1:34.2 | It's John. It's Emily. And we were wondering what Kirstama would go on at Prime Minister's |
| 1:39.5 | questions today, because frankly, there's been an awful lot to talk about because of Lee Anderson |
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