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Liz Truss responded to Keir Starmer’s pledges in the King’s Speech and in the deluge of mockery this response was simply savage

John Plunkett. Updated July 17th, 2024

It was that time of the year when King Charles has to put on his big crown and outline the new Labour government’s legislative priorities for the year ahead at the state opening of Parliament.

And there was plenty for people to chew over as Sir Keir Starmer’s new government said it would draft laws including plans on nationalising the railways, speeding up the devilry of ‘high quality infrasture and housing’, ‘modernise’ the asylum and immigration system and remove VAT exemption for private school fees.

And it’s one person’s reaction in particular which brings us here, former PM for 15 minutes Liz Truss, who took time out from trying to find someone to talk to at the Republican national convention to share her verdict on Starmer’s debut.

Just in case that’s tricky to read, here it is all over again.

And it prompted no end of response, with people who found it very funny, quite sad, and just a little bit disturbing (delete as applicable!)

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