Liz Trushosts UK version of US Conservative Political Action Conference
6 reported
According to a single-source report from The Guardian, former UK Prime Minister Liz Truss imported the US Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) to the UK, holding an event at the InterContinental hotel near the O2 in south-east London. The conference featured a series of speakers described as C-list and past their prime, with fewer than 200 of the 500 available seats occupied and only 19 people watching on a live YouTube stream. American chair Mike Schlapp introduced the event, stating attendees were doing God's work, and criticized the UK as a failing country with failing prime ministers. Speakers included Toby Young, who introduced himself as general secretary of the Free Speech Union but spoke about climate change skepticism; shadow business secretary Andrew Griffith; academic Matt Goodwin, who discussed civilisational erasure and claimed a byelection was rigged; historian David Starkey; and Iain Duncan Smith, who appeared to regret his participation. Truss also unveiled her latest venture, the Atlantic Strategy Institute, which the article states will achieve nothing but make her feel less useless.
What’s reported
Liz Truss imported the US Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) to the UK.
The event was held at the InterContinental hotel near the O2 in south-east London.
Fewer than 200 of 500 seats were occupied; 19 people watched on a live YouTube stream.
American chair Mike Schlapp introduced the event and criticized the UK as a failing country with failing prime ministers.
Speakers included Toby Young, Andrew Griffith, Matt Goodwin, David Starkey, and Iain Duncan Smith.
Truss unveiled the Atlantic Strategy Institute at the conference.
Key figures
Liz Truss, former UK Prime Minister and event chair
Mike Schlapp, American chair of the event
Toby Young, general secretary of the Free Speech Union
Andrew Griffith, shadow business secretary
Matt Goodwin, academic and speaker
David Starkey, historian and speaker
Iain Duncan Smith, speaker
Sources: The Guardian
