In the 2016 Brexit referendum, Liz Truss voted for her country to remain in the EU. The candidate wants to convince doubters in the race to succeed British Prime Minister Boris Johnson with a particularly sharp course.
In the race for the successor to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, candidate Liz Truss wants to convince with the promise of extensive cancellation of EU regulations that are still in force. All laws adopted from EU times should be put to the test under her government by the end of 2023 in a “campfire of bureaucracy” to see whether they served Britain’s economic growth or not, Truss announced.
In the 2016 Brexit referendum, Truss voted to keep her country in the EU. With a particularly sharp Brexit course, she now wants to convince doubters of her about-face. The previous Secretary of State for Brexit Opportunities, Jacob Rees-Mogg, had previously raised doubts in the cabinet with a much less ambitious plan – namely to review the more than 2,000 laws by mid-2026. In view of the significant cutbacks in public administration, it is feared that this will hardly be possible.
Unions also fear that workers’ rights could be significantly damaged by the measures. In addition, environmental standards could be undermined and even greater trade barriers arise, experts in the “Guardian” warn. Truss’ rival for the prime minister’s post, Rishi Sunak, announced in an interview with the “Times” that he wants to set up a task force to deal with the enormous waiting times for treatments and operations in the British NHS health service. Without radical reforms, this is in danger of “collapsing,” Sunak said.
Over the next few weeks, Conservative Tory MPs will decide whether Truss or Sunak will move to Downing Street in September, succeeding Boris Johnson. The current Secretary of State, Truss, leads in polls. Sunak admitted to entering the race as an “underdog” despite consistently receiving the most votes in the faction’s internal polls.
