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Line 19: − + − − "Since she was first elected as an MP in 2010, Ms Truss has either taken a [[pro-abortion]] position on votes or abstained. She has never taken a [[pro-life]] position on a vote."<ref>https://righttolife.org.uk/news/where-does-the-uks-new-prime-minister-liz-truss-stand</ref>
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Truss promised to cut taxes and increase the UK's energy supply (The UK has domestic energy sources that it can tap into such as gas and coal).<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/britains-truss-expected-be-named-conservative-leader-new-pm-2022-09-05/ Liz Truss vows tax cuts after winning vote to be next British prime minister], Reuters</ref>
Truss promised to cut taxes and increase the UK's energy supply (The UK has domestic energy sources that it can tap into such as gas and coal).<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/britains-truss-expected-be-named-conservative-leader-new-pm-2022-09-05/ Liz Truss vows tax cuts after winning vote to be next British prime minister], Reuters</ref>
Truss was caught on audio tape indicating that British workers lacked the "skill and application" of foreign nationals.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-62571016 Liz Truss accused of branding British workers lazy in leaked audio], BBC</ref> ''The Economist'' indicates that [[Britain]]’s productivity problem is long-standing and getting worse.<ref>[https://www.economist.com/britain/2022/06/09/britains-productivity-problem-is-long-standing-and-getting-worse Britain’s productivity problem is long-standing and getting worse], ''The Economist'', 2022</ref> Asked on how pressing the button to launch nuclear missiles would make her feel, she replied, "“I think it’s an important duty of the prime minister and I’m ready to do it. I’m ready to do that.”<ref>[https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/liz-truss-ready-to-press-nuclear-button-tory-leadership-race_uk_6305d5e4e4b00c150d662c87 Liz Truss Says She's 'Ready' To Press Nuclear Button And Alarm Bells Are Ringing], 2022</ref>
However, this is undermined by Truss's numerous [[left-wing]], [[neoconservative]] and [[globalist]] positions. Truss was caught on audio tape indicating that British workers lacked the "skill and application" of foreign nationals.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-62571016 Liz Truss accused of branding British workers lazy in leaked audio], BBC</ref> ''The Economist'' indicates that [[Britain]]’s productivity problem is long-standing and getting worse.<ref>[https://www.economist.com/britain/2022/06/09/britains-productivity-problem-is-long-standing-and-getting-worse Britain’s productivity problem is long-standing and getting worse], ''The Economist'', 2022</ref> Asked on how pressing the button to launch nuclear missiles would make her feel, she replied, "“I think it’s an important duty of the prime minister and I’m ready to do it. I’m ready to do that.”<ref>[https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/liz-truss-ready-to-press-nuclear-button-tory-leadership-race_uk_6305d5e4e4b00c150d662c87 Liz Truss Says She's 'Ready' To Press Nuclear Button And Alarm Bells Are Ringing], 2022</ref> "Since she was first elected as an MP in 2010, Ms Truss has either taken a [[pro-abortion]] position on votes or abstained. She has never taken a [[pro-life]] position on a vote."<ref>https://righttolife.org.uk/news/where-does-the-uks-new-prime-minister-liz-truss-stand</ref>
Truss has, on several occasions, threatened [[nuclear war]].<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-60558048</ref><ref>https://www.indy100.com/politics/liz-truss-nuclear-bombs-pm</ref>
Truss has, on several occasions, threatened [[nuclear war]].<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-60558048</ref><ref>https://www.indy100.com/politics/liz-truss-nuclear-bombs-pm</ref>
As for Truss’s position on [[religion]], she has said: “I share the values of the Christian faith and the [[Church of England]], but I’m not a regular practising religious person.”<ref>[https://catholicherald.co.uk/liz-truss-should-catholics-be-happy-with-the-uks-new-prime-minister/ Liz Truss: should Catholics be happy with the UK’s new Prime Minister?], Catholic Herald, 2022</ref>
As for Truss’s position on [[religion]], she has said: “I share the values of the Christian faith and the [[Church of England]], but I’m not a regular practising religious person.”<ref>[https://catholicherald.co.uk/liz-truss-should-catholics-be-happy-with-the-uks-new-prime-minister/ Liz Truss: should Catholics be happy with the UK’s new Prime Minister?], Catholic Herald, 2022</ref>
On October 20, 2022, Truss announced her resignation, making her tenure the shortest of any prime minister in British history.
On October 20, 2022, Truss announced her resignation, making her tenure the shortest of any prime minister in British history.