The Liz Truss Interview

Newscast

BBC

Politics, News

4.4 • 6.4K Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2024

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Today, the 49-day Prime Minister Liz Truss sits down for an extended chat with Chris Mason.

Truss speaks to Chris about how she looks back on her time in Downing Street, why she wouldn’t call her experience ‘humiliating’ and the institutions she blames for their part in her downfall.

She shares her fears for the West, as well as her support for Donald Trump and… her favourite Taylor Swift song. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Chris Mason. It was made by Jack Maclaren with Miranda Slade, Joe Wilkinson and Sam Mclaren. The technical producer was Hannah Montgomery. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts.
0:04.7	Hello, it is Chris here.
0:07.0	No Adam today.
0:08.9	Feels very odd, me being on newscast without Adam.
0:12.4	I know you're used to Adam without me but this way round is a bit of a
0:15.6	head spinner but panic not it ain't going to be a mason monologue for half an hour or so
0:22.3	because we have an interview with someone with a
0:26.3	book out that isn't unheard of on newscast or indeed elsewhere but our guest
0:31.5	today is someone I suspect you might have an opinion about.
0:35.4	Liz Truss, the former Prime Minister, has written a book.
0:39.2	I have spent the Easter holidays reading the best part of a hundred thousand words and Liz Truss is
0:45.8	here to talk to us on this episode of newscast. Newscast from the BBC
0:51.9	hundreds of bald men scrapping over a single broken cone.
0:56.0	He's not a leader. He is a human weather vein.
0:59.0	Two cheeks of the same backside.
1:01.0	No politicians are listening to what's happening we essentially need a bigger
1:06.6	bazooka why do you always think that the way you live is better than the way we'll live the
1:11.4	AI will be able to do everything.
1:13.0	The appalling Willie Wanker experience.
1:15.0	Get a life.
1:17.6	Let's just welcome to the BBC.
1:18.7	Welcome to the newscast studio.
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