Top Tory insists Truss did 'nothing wrong' by failing to condemn Tommy Robinson
A Tory Minister has said Liz Truss should not be suspended as a the Conservative MP removed after her behaviour at a right-wing US conference.
Policing Minister Chris Philp was grilled on whether the former ex-PM should have the whip removed after failing to say anything when right-wing activist Tommy Robinson was praised as a "hero" during an interview where she was present. Ms Truss has come under fire during her time in Washington DC, where she has blamed the deep state for “sabotaging” her premiership.
Appearing on Sky News on Wednesday, Mr Philp praised Rishi Sunak for withdrawing the Conservative whip from Lee Anderson “almost immediately”, after he claimed Sadiq Khan was controlled by Islamists. He was then asked: “He’s not withdrawn the whip from Liz Truss. Should he?” The minister replied: “No.”
Liz Truss spoke alongside Donald Trump and Nigel Farage at right-wing CPAC conference (Ian Vogler / Daily Mirror)Asked why he thought Ms Truss should not receive the same sanction as Mr Anderson, Mr Philp said: "Because I don't think she has done anything wrong." When challenged over Ms Truss's failure to intervene when former Trump strategist Steve Bannon suggested Tommy Robinson was a "hero", Mr Philp said: "He's not, but I don't think you can attack someone for a sin of omission and we don't know what the circumstances of that were."
Disgraced ex-PM Ms Truss, who was in office for just 49 days, resigned after her disastrous mini-budget crashed the economy. Since then, she has defended her views on tax cuts. She spent last week in DC speaking alongside Donald Trump and Nigel Farage at right-wing CPAC conference.
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During her visit to the US, Ms Truss sparked controversy with a column published by Fox News, in which she issued a stern warning to Americans that the West is “doomed unless conservatives win again and are prepared to take on the institutions that have been captured by the left”. She claimed left wingers had infiltrated schools, university campuses and corporate boardrooms, and left them “infected with the dogma of wokeism”. And she claimed it was this infiltration that was to blame for her being the most unpopular Prime Minister in British history.
Labour has demanded Mr Sunak to consider removing the whip from Liz Truss after her appearance in DC sparked controversy. Chair of the party Anneliese Dodds accused the ex-PM of "propagating conspiracy theories" and "associating with individuals who have actually praised the far right in our country". "That's deeply disturbing, and we've not seen any action being taken," Ms Dodds told Sky News.
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