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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Ben Quinn Political Correspondent

Liz Truss assembles host of rightwing speakers for UK’s first CPAC event in London

Liz Truss smiles as she stands in a group and listens to a man speaking, with a union flag on a wall behind her
Liz Truss, centre, at the inaugural Conservative Political Action Conference GB in London. Photograph: Sean Smith/The Guardian

Hard-right figures from around the world have gathered in London for the inaugural British spin-off from America’s influential CPAC gathering, which powered the rise of Donald Trump.

The first CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference) GB has been spearheaded by Liz Truss, the former Conservative leader who was the UK’s prime minister for six weeks, as she seeks to rebuild her legacy and influence on the British right.

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