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Liz Truss
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“I agree with Paddy Ashdown when he said everybody in Britain should have the chance to be a somebody. But only one family can provide the head of state. We Liberal Democrats believe in opportunity for all. We believe in fairness, common sense. We believe in referenda on major constitutional issues. We do not believe that people should be born to rule, or that they should put up and shut up about decisions that affect their everyday lives.”
“Two-thirds of the apples and nine-tenths of the pears that we eat are imported, not to mention two thirds of the cheese. And that is a disgrace. From the apple that dropped on Isaac Newton’s head to the orchards of nursery rhymes, this fruit has always been a part of Britain. I want our children to grow up enjoying the taste of British apples as well as Cornish sardines, Norfolk turkey, Melton Mowbray pork pies, Wensleydale cheese, Herefordshire pears and of course black pudding.”
Liz Truss (born 1975) first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Speech delivered at the Conservative Party Conference (29 September 2014).
“EU membership brings economic security, peace and stability”
Liz Truss (born 1975) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: EU referendum: Government to spend £9m on leaflets to every home", BBC News (7 April 2016).
“What people in the Leave campaign are saying is "We can have our cake and eat it". We can't.”
Liz Truss (born 1975) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: EU referendum: Leavers 'want to have cake and eat it', Elizabeth Truss claims", BBC News (12 June 2016).
“If we didn't have quotas there would be overfishing and we would have no fish left.”
Liz Truss (born 1975) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: EU referendum: Leavers 'want to have cake and eat it', Elizabeth Truss claims", BBC News (12 June 2016).
“I would rather be at the table making decisions with other countries than walking away and not having a say.”
Liz Truss (born 1975) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: EU referendum: Leavers 'want to have cake and eat it', Elizabeth Truss claims", BBC News (12 June 2016).
“I don't want my daughters to grow up in a world where they need a visa or permit to work in Europe, or where they are hampered from growing a business because of extortionate call costs and barriers to trade. Every parent wants their children to grow up in a healthy environment with clean water, fresh air and thriving natural wonders. Being part of the EU helps protect these precious resources and spaces.”
“The fact is it is a simple bill on whether we trigger Article 50. The British people have voted for that and was clear in the referendum. The House of Lords now needs to get on with it. I fully expect the House of Lords will recognise the will of the people and the House of Commons.”
Liz Truss (born 1975) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Brexit: Mandelson urges Lords not to 'throw in towel'", BBC News (19 February 2017).
“I embrace the chaos. I'm a thrillseeker.”
Liz Truss (born 1975) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In an alleged conversation overheard by then Green Party candidate Zack Polanski", The Independent (4 December 2018).
“I voted against a delay to Brexit.”
Liz Truss (born 1975) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Brexit: MPs vote by a majority of 211 to seek delay to EU departure", BBC News (14 March 2019).
“I think there’s a danger in politics of being too risk-averse. I've fallen into that trap in the past and I'm not going to fall into it again. I'm now more honest about what I think.”
“We need to look like we're enjoying ourselves because no one wants to go to a party where everyone is looking miserable.”
Liz Truss (born 1975) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Interviewed by Katy Balls, as cited in "The Bodycon Tory", The Spectator (13 April 2019).
“If it came down to a straight choice of revoking Brexit and a no-deal, I would choose no-deal.”
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Recorded in: Elizabeth Truss", BBC News (15 May 2019).
“[On no deal when leaving the EU] To say there are no plans for this and it would be a disaster is wrong, we are prepared for an exit on the 31st October. What we need now is to have the political leadership to follow through on that and I believe that Boris Johnson is the person capable of that political leadership and making that happen.”
Liz Truss (born 1975) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Speaking on Radio 5 Live, cited by The Herald (Glasgow, 23 June 2019).
“Is there anything more sexist than claiming your gender determines your worldview/behaviour/attitude?”
Liz Truss (born 1975) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Brexit: Caroline Lucas criticised over all-female cabinet plan", BBC News (12 August 2019).
“[The UK and South Korea trade agreement will let businesses] keep trading as they do today, and they will be able to take advantage of the opportunities that Brexit offers”
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Recorded in: UK and South Korea sign 'continuity' trade agreement", BBC News (22 August 2019).
“Thank you for putting your trust in me. I’m ready to hit the ground from day one.”
Liz Truss (born 1975) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Tweet of 20 July 2022, reproduced at "Penny Mordaunt eliminated as Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss reach final round" itemised at at 4.05 pm (20 July 2022).
“I feel like I’m a child of the union, I really believe we’re a family and we’re better together and I think the best thing to do with Nicola Sturgeon is ignore her. [...] She’s an attention seeker, that’s what she is.”
Liz Truss (born 1975) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Comments in Exeter in a discussion about an unconfirmed second Scottish independence referendum. Reported in The Scotsman (1 August 2022).
“Q: You have supported a Prime Minister that has continually lied to the Queen, Parliament and the entire United Kingdom, therefore does this not bring into question your own personal integrity and honesty? A: I don't agree with that. Boris Johnson has been an excellent prime minister. He delivered on Brexit. He delivered on the Covid vaccine and he delivered on standing up to Vladimir Putin and backing the Ukrainians. I am proud of what he did.”
Liz Truss (born 1975) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Question to Liz Truss in Conservative leadership election hustings in Belfast, as quoted by The Telegraph (17 August 2022).
“Q: President Macron, friend or foe? A: The jury’s out (applause). But if I become prime minister, I would judge him on deeds, not words.”
Liz Truss (born 1975) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Asked by Julia Hartley-Brewer during hustings (25 August 2022), as cited in "'Problem' if UK cannot tell if France is friend or foe, says Macron after Truss comment", ITV News (26 August 2022).
“We shouldn't be daunted by the challenges we face. As strong as the storm may be, I know that the British people are stronger. Our country was built by people who get things done. We have huge reserves of talent, of energy, and determination. I am confident that together we can ride out the storm, we can rebuild our economy, and we can become the modern brilliant Britain that I know we can be. This is our vital mission to ensure opportunity and prosperity for all people and future generations. I am determined to deliver.”
Liz Truss (born 1975) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Address as Prime Minister, on arriving at 10 Downing Street (6 September 2022).
“I am a fighter, not a quitter.”
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Recorded in: Truss in the House of Commons the day before she resigns (19 October 2022).
“So it was that I won the leadership election with a clear mandate from my party in the country and, by the close of the ballot, the backing of the majority of MPs declaring a preference. I entered 10 Downing Street determined to deliver the bold action I had promised, with the economy and energy as my key priorities at the top of the in-tray.”
“I am not claiming to be blameless in what happened, but fundamentally I was not given a realistic chance to enact my policies by a very powerful economic establishment, coupled with a lack of political support.”
Liz Truss (born 1975) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Liz Truss exclusive: 'I assumed upon entering Downing Street my mandate would be respected. How wrong I was'" The Telegraph (4 February 2023).
“I do think sometimes politics is sort of treated as a branch of the entertainment industry, who's up, who's down, who says what about who.”
“[On the Daily Star livestream, in her last days as PM, to see if her period in office could outlast a lettuce] I don't think it was particularly funny, I think it's puerile.”
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Recorded in: Speaking at the NewsXchange conference in Dublin (19 June 2023), as cited in "Failed PM Liz Truss brands lettuce stunt puerile" The Times (19 June 2023).
“Now people are joining the civil service who are essentially activists – they might be trans activists, they might be environmental extremists – but they are now having a voice within the civil service in a way I don't think was true 30 or 40 years ago, so we just have a wholly new problem. And frankly, 100 political appointees [aides], doesn't even touch the sides in terms of dealing with that.”
Liz Truss (born 1975) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Speaking at the opening session of the Conservative Political Action Conference (Cpac) in Washington DC, as cited in "Liz Truss targets 'trans activists'’, Blair and 'quangos' as she explains political meltdown at right…
“The place was infested with fleas. Some claimed that this was down to Boris and Carrie’s dog Dilyn, but there was no conclusive evidence. In any case, the entire place had to be sprayed with flea-killer. I spent several weeks itching.”
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Recorded in: From her memoir Ten Years to Save the West, as cited by Genevieve Holl-Allen in "Liz Truss: No10 was a prison infested with fleas", The Telegraph (12 April 2024).
“I'm a pretty honest person, I don’t get on with him personally. I haven't spoken to him since he entered Downing Street pretty much. I don't share his politics and I think he was disingenuous during the leadership contest and, frankly, he said many things I don't approve of while he was prime minister, including attacking my record.”
Liz Truss (born 1975) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: From a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, as cited in Rebecca McCurdy "Liz Truss heckled and asked to apologise before former PM warns Tory party could 'effectively die'", Evening Standard (5 August 2024).
“Patriotic Brits have had enough, they've had enough, and we look across the Atlantic with envy. We see President Trump in the executive, in the Oval Office signing off executive orders and we want some of that in Britain. [...] We want a Trump revolution in Britain, we want to flood the zone, we want Elon and his nerd army of Muskrats examining the British deep state. We missed the first American revolution in 1776, in fact it was a revolution against us, but we want to be part of the second American revolution.”
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Recorded in: From a speech at CPAC (20 February 2025), as cited in "Britain wants to be part of 'second American revolution', Liz Truss claims at right-wing conference in Washington", LBC (21 February 2025).
“President Trump ... has been proven right about pretty much everything and now he is trying to do something about it, the elite is howling with indiscriminate outrage.”
“The environment facing disruptors is not one of ignorance; it is one of hostility on the part of those who have an interest in your failing. Any slowing of the pace simply gives opponents more time to organise and you are restricted and then crushed by internal and external opposition. The only viable strategy is the one that Trump is employing of “flooding the zone” – of using shock and awe to challenge opponents and upend the status quo.”
Liz Truss (born 1975) first seen 2025 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Trump has been proven right about pretty much everything", The Telegraph (14 April 2025).
“We should all raise a toast to our biggest export success. Europe has a taste for Scotch and the industry will do better if we remain in the EU because whisky producers have hassle-free, easy access to the single market of 500 million people. The Scotch whisky industry has strong global trade links beyond Europe in America and Asia, and their business leaders are clear that the EU single market provides the best conditions to reach even greater heights. Leaving the EU would be a leap in the dark for our great British food and drink industry and could lead to years of negotiations on new trade deals - with no guarantees at the end.”
Liz Truss (born 1975) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Brexit 'risks Scotch whisky exports'", BBC News (9 May 2016).
“I once wrote a book about this which got mischaracterised – British workers produce less per hour than … and that’s a combination of kind of skill and application. [...] If you look at productivity, it’s very, very different in London from the rest of the country. But basically … this has been a historical fact for decades. Essentially it’s partly a mindset and attitude thing, I think. It’s working culture, basically. If you go to China it’s quite different, I can assure you [...] There’s a fundamental issue of British working culture. Essentially, if we’re going to be a richer country and a more prosperous country, that needs to change. But I don’t think people are that keen to change that. There’s a slight thing in Britain about wanting the easy answers. That’s my reflection on the election and what’s gone before it, and the referendum – we say it’s all Europe that’s causing these huge problems … it’s all these migrants causing these problems. But actually what needs to happen is more … more graft. It’s not a popular message.”
Liz Truss (born 1975) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: From a leaked recording of a 2019 speech cited by Pippa Crerar in The Guardian (16 August 2022).
“I came into office at a time of great economic and international instability. Families and businesses were worried about how to pay their bills. Putin's illegal war in Ukraine threatens the security of our whole continent. And our country had been held back for too long by low economic growth. I was elected by the Conservative Party with a mandate to change this. We delivered on energy bills and on cutting national insurance. And we set out a vision for a low tax, high growth economy — that would take advantage of the freedoms of Brexit. I recognise though, given the situation, I cannot deliver the mandate on which I was elected by the Conservative Party. I have therefore spoken to His Majesty The King to notify him that I am resigning as Leader of the Conservative Party.”
Liz Truss (born 1975) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Prime Minister Liz Truss's statement in Downing Street" as cited on the UK government website (20 October 2022).
“However, brewing in the background there was an issue relating to pension funds, which neither of us had been made aware of – a problem that would ultimately bring my premiership to an abrupt and premature end because of the panic it induced. At no point during any of the preparations for the mini-Budget had any concerns about liability-driven investments (LDIs) and the risk they posed to bond markets been mentioned at all to me, the chancellor or any of our teams by officials at the Treasury. But then, late on the Sunday night, came the jitters from the Asian markets as they opened. I was alerted to this on the Monday morning, at which point the Bank of England governor was wanting to make a statement on LDIs.”