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The Liz Truss Memoir

Newscast

BBC

Politics, News

4.46.4K Ratings

🗓️ 13 April 2024

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Today, we look at new revelations about the former PM’s 49 days in office.

Details from her soon-to-be-released book Ten Years to Save the West include her thoughts of "why me, why now?" when she was told that Queen Elizabeth II had died.

Comedian and Liz Truss impressionist Nerine Skinner brings the words to life.

Laura and Paddy also discuss Labour’s strategy around allegations that the party’s deputy leader Angela Rayner broke electoral law. She denies any wrongdoing.

You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere Today's Newscast was presented by Laura Kuenssberg and Paddy O’Connell. It was made by Chris Flynn with Cordelia Hemming. The technical producer was Hannah Montgomery. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.

Transcript

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The Johnsons had taken their furniture with them, so the Civil Service had equipped our new

0:08.9

quarters with various bits of John Lewis furniture seized from around the government estate. We ordered some of our

0:15.2

own but were evicted before it could be delivered. Although there were some fancy curtains,

0:20.4

disappointingly there was no gold wallpaper contrary to press reports about the Johnson's

0:25.9

expensive re-decoration of the flats. Even less welcome, the place was infested with fleas.

0:33.0

Some claimed that this was down to Boris and Carrie's dog Dylan,

0:36.0

but there was no conclusive evidence.

0:39.0

In any case, the entire place had to be sprayed with flea killer I spent several weeks itching

0:50.2

The revelation to be that along with everything else that Lestrust went through in her short time in office,

0:56.0

a market meltdown, her party turning on her,

1:00.0

having fleas jumping around the place and feeling itchy was not something that I was quite

1:06.8

ready to know.

1:07.8

Yeah, I mean it's a great serialization in the Daily mail and the we will hear much more from this trust

1:16.0

she refuses to play the part of victim so now we're even hearing that Downing

1:22.3

streets trying to eat her.

1:24.0

It was Dylan's fleas left behind, but there was no conclusive evidence.

1:30.3

Newscasters, if you've been living under a rock on Saturday today that was an

1:34.4

extract from the first bit of the serialization from Lestross's book 10 years to

1:39.0

save the West. Paddy we should also probably be clear that That was not Liz Trust herself was it?

1:44.4

Well I mean I know it's Noreen Skinner

1:47.8

but she was so good it could have been.

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