Liz Truss is often compared to Margaret Thatcher, but with the Conservative leadership contest in full swing, she's taking cues from another ex-Prime Minister, Labor's Tony Blair. There seems to be
Truss saidBlair had "bragged" at a rally this week that the Conservatives won the old seat in Sedgefield in 2019. Quoted,The Independent.
"As Blair herself says, things can only get better," she told an audience in Darlington. This isn't the first time I've listened. "I will campaign as a Conservative. I will govern as a Conservative," she told supporters last month. This is compared to a speech in which he told voters: We reign as new workers.
Truss appears to be inspired by Blair's boosterism, while her rival Lisisnak frequently uses Blair-like "gestures". Body language expert Judy James told Sky News. Another body language expert toldDaily Expressincrease.
But behind the scenes, Tim Shipman of theSunday Timesnotes that Blair and Truss "talk fairly regularly" and that "the ex-Prime Minister bitterly obtained advice." I understand that I have provided Middle East problem". Shelley Blair "has been known to send letters of encouragement to Truss as well," Shipman said, but Truss told journalists he "does not intend to comment on private correspondence."
This is a report that Blair's former right-hand man and spin-doctor Alastair Campbell likely doesn't like to hear, and in a recent interview withcalled the prospects of the Truss administration "appalling." ' said. Guardian.The Hound of
Reaction.Life suggests that the Truss do not need help from their former leaders, and recent polls suggest , she shows a "bombastic" 34-point lead over her Sunak. "A victory that Tony Blair could only dream of."
