Young boy says 'this is so awkward' during meeting with Liz Truss
‘This is SO awkward!’: Young boy’s hilarious reaction to meeting Liz Truss during school visit… as fellow pupils quiz wannabe PM about when she’s going to ‘evict’ Boris Johnson from No10
- Ms Truss was visiting the Little Miracles children’s charity in Peterborough
- She was seen sitting at a table and chatting to a group of young people
- One then told her: ‘This is so awkward’, before others asked about Boris Johnson
- Another girl told Ms Truss to ‘evict’ Mr Johnson if she becomes PM
Liz Truss may be popular among Conservative Party members, but she received a frostier reception from children she met on the campaign trail yesterday.
The Foreign Secretary was visiting a children’s charity in Peterborough when one child announced: ‘This is so awkward’.
The boy was part of a group of children Ms Truss was sitting with. Others repeatedly asked her questions about Boris Johnson.
When she told them that he was ‘back in Number 10 Downing Street’, one child asked: ‘Have they not kicked him out yet?’
A girl then told the leadership contender: ‘Do me a favour, when you become Prime Minister, evict him’.
It prompted Ms Truss to jokingly admit: ‘He will have to move out at that point’.
Liz Truss may be popular among Conservative Party members, but she received a frostier reception from children she met on the campaign trail yesterday. The Foreign Secretary was visiting a children’s charity in Peterborough when one child announced: ‘This is so awkward’
Ms Truss was seen sitting at a table with a group of children who repeatedly asked her questions about Boris Johnson
The exchange came at the base of charity Little Miracles, which supports families with children who have additional needs, disabilities or life-limiting conditions.
The description of the meeting as ‘awkward’ came from a boy named Harry.
Another child added: ‘So true Harry’.
Ms Truss then attempted to break the ice by asking the boy if he would give her a tour of the facilities.
When she rose from her seat, he said: ‘Why was I selected for this?’
It comes after Ms Truss lengthened her poll lead over Rishi Sunak in the race to become the new Tory leader and prime minister.
The description of the meeting as ‘awkward’ came from a boy named Harry (pictured). Another child added: ‘So true Harry’
Almost two thirds of party members are backing her to replace Mr Johnson.
The Foreign Secretary was the choice of 62 per cent of the membership polled by YouGov for Sky News yesterday, against 38 per cent for the ex-chancellor.
The results mean she has lengthened her lead over her former colleague by four points after making a raft of tax cut promises.
The poll was carried out after they became the final two candidates in the leadership election, due to end at the start of September.
The new figures came as she made a bold vow to help stay-at-home mothers and fathers today suggesting families could share tax allowances to avoid punishing carers.
The PM hopeful kicked off what promises to be an intense campaign by proposing that households could ‘opt in’ to be treated as a single entity for tax purposes.
Ms Truss then attempted to break the ice by asking the boy if he would give her a tour of the facilities
The move could be worth thousands of pounds to carers for children or elderly relatives. ‘Hardworking families are the bedrock of a stable society, and one of my top priorities as Prime Minister would be easing the tax burden on families,’ she said.
However, Ms Truss is also facing intense questioning after claiming her tax cuts will not fuel inflation, dismissing that criticism as the ‘economic orthodoxy’ of the Treasury.
Despite figures this morning showing government borrowing in June at the second-highest level ever, and interest on the £2.4trillion debt mountain setting a new record of £19.4billion, Ms Truss used a bullish interview on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme to argue that tax cuts were the way to restore the UK’s fortunes.
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