Liz Truss will call for unity from European leaders to address the energy crisis and illegal immigration as she attempts to move beyond splits within her party. The Prime Minister attends a summit of European leaders in Prague tomorrow (October 7), with French president Emmanuel Macron among those she is expected to meet.
Ms Truss travels to the Czech Republic for the meeting of the European Political Community after a difficult Conservative Party conference dominated by internal division and backbench opposition to some of her key policies. Former cabinet minister Nadine Dorries, a backer of Ms Truss during the leadership race, warned that the PM needed to change course or risk leading the Tories to a landslide defeat at the next general election.
Ms Dorries told The Times: “I understand that we need to rocket-booster growth but you don’t do that by throwing the baby out with the bathwater. You don’t win elections by lurching to the right and deserting the centre ground for Keir Starmer to place his flag on. If we continue down this path, we absolutely will be facing a Stephen Harper-type wipeout. I’m sure she’s listened and will stop and rethink.” Former Canadian prime minister Mr Harper lost power to Justin Trudeau in the 2015 election.
