Liz Truss launched her Popular Conservatism faction with bells and (dog)whistles – 26 votes of no confidence

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To mark the launch of the Popular Conservatives, I am renaming myself Steve "The Teenager" McGann.

— Stephen McGann (@StephenMcGann) February 6, 2024

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There's actually something deeply efficient in the way the Conservatives are beginning their "let's just lean in to being totally batshit" phase while still in office, as opposed to after losing it, as is more traditional.

— Hugo Rifkind (@hugorifkind) February 6, 2024

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Delivering her lines with all the gusto of a stoned tortoise running on a treadmill. https://t.co/ryDcmxJhZb

— Otto English (@Otto_English) February 6, 2024

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Some of the key speakers after the successful launch event for the Popular Conservatives. #PopCon pic.twitter.com/ACTTOYOqN5

— Parody Rishi Sunak (@Parody_PM) February 6, 2024

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no pork markets, no cheese, no lettuce, no marzipan dildos… Liz Truss's #PopCon speech was an absolute DISGRACE

— dave ❄️ (@mrdavemacleod) February 6, 2024

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Genuine, genuine question…

How do we have a whole generation of politicians so bad at public speaking? https://t.co/8TODJa96LQ

— Ali Milani (@AliMilaniUK) February 6, 2024

19.

Here are my bets:
£1000 Lee Anderson will NOT be sniggled at again
£1000 Liz Truss WILL trickle down
£1000 James Cleverly WILL wine & dine his wife
£1000 Gillian Keegan WILL do a f*cking good job
£1000 Peter’s Bone will disappear
£1000 Jonathan Gullis will fill in ALL potholes. pic.twitter.com/CrYeeqo0z4

— Sir Michael Take CBE (@MichaelTakeMP) February 6, 2024

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“Fellow Popular Conservatives” pic.twitter.com/warhOZ5OLG

— IT'S YOUR DECISION, DANIEL (@ItsJohnRain) February 6, 2024

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Are these secret Conservatives in the room with us right now?https://t.co/6a15BZYRQg

— Adam Bienkov (@AdamBienkov) February 6, 2024

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The 'Popular Conservatives' conference that's been all over the news today: If you visit their website, the entire purpose of it is to get people to 'sign up to be part of the conversation' (it's free).

This is the number of people who have signed up: pic.twitter.com/JgrhH92kqa

— dan barker (@danbarker) February 6, 2024

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"Nobody expects the secret Conservatives! Our chief weapons are incompetence, austerity and misery" https://t.co/B6bfZ3wCoa pic.twitter.com/BcV4Hom0YD

— Colin the Dachshund (@DachshundColin) February 6, 2024

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Good to hear Rees-Mogg complaining to the Popular Conservatives about ‘bogus Christians’ – he’d know all about that wouldn’t he.

— Brendan May (@bmay) February 6, 2024

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the popular conservatism movement not only failed to find a popular conservative to launch it, they found the least popular conservative since neville chamberlain but hey all the best to them

— Michael Spicer (@MrMichaelSpicer) February 6, 2024

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It looks like the gathering at #PopCon has outdone the large hadron collider. pic.twitter.com/8yO8iuni6j

— Colin the Dachshund (@DachshundColin) February 6, 2024

Playwright Chris Bush captured the mood.

Watching Liz Truss try to remain relevant is like watching one of those videos of a panda trying to climb out of a trench. Sure, it's funny for a bit, but after a while you really have to question how this complete fucking moron is even still alive at all.

— Chris Bush (@ChrisBushWrites) February 6, 2024

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Liz Truss launches the ‘Popular Conservatism’ group in a push for more oxymorons in public life

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