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Peter Davidson

Footage of Liz Truss calling for Royal Family to be abolished resurfaces on day she will meet Queen

A video of a young Liz Truss calling for the monarchy to be abolished has resurfaced on the day she is due to be appointed Prime Minister by the Queen.

A 19-year-old Truss was filmed speaking at the Liberal Democrat conference in 1994 where she supported a motion calling for the UK to become a republic.

In the clip, she said: "I was being interviewed by Newsnight earlier this afternoon and we were filmed asking members of the public what they thought about the monarchy.

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