Liz Truss warns of ‘left-wing extremists’ as she urges ‘secret Tories’ to galvanise

Ms Truss, who was British prime minister for 50 days in 2022, said ministers shied away from measures promoted by the PopCons because they “don’t want to be unpopular”.

The former British prime minister warned there was a ‘damaging divide’ between politicians and ordinary people (Victoria Jones/PA)

Liz Truss has hit out at Rishi Sunak’s government for failing to take on “left-wing extremists” she said had gained control of UK institutions, as she argued the new Popular Conservatism movement must galvanise Britain’s many “secret” Conservatives.

The former British prime minister warned there was a “damaging divide” between politicians and ordinary people who “think the wokery that’s going on is nonsense”.