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UK’s Liz Truss Aiming for Political Comeback at Head of a New ‘Popular Conservatism’ Movement

People behind the push say it promises a ‘new movement aiming to restore democratic accountability to Britain’ and deliver ‘popular’ Tory policies.

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Liz Truss at London, August 31, 2022. — Liz Truss at London, August 31, 2022. AP/Kirsty Wigglesworth

Feb 4, 2024, 10:48 AM ET

The shortest-serving prime minister in the history of Great Britain, Liz Truss, will this week attempt a political comeback, rallying behind libertarian and right-of-center Tory MPs as she seeks to boost the profile of a new “Popular Conservatism” movement challenging the current prime minister, Rishi Sunak.

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