The Foreign Secretary wore a black jacket and white shirt with a large bow for Friday’s event, which matched exactly what the former Conservative prime minister wore in a 1979 election broadcast. Hundreds took to the social media platform to point out the striking resemblance. One tweet, which received more than 4,500 likes, said: “Liz Truss recreated Margaret Thatcher’s look from her 1979 election campaign down to the last detail.” Another joked: “Liz Truss’s Margaret Thatcher Tribute Act is available to rent.” Ms Truss appeared alongside Tory leadership colleagues Tom Tugendhat, Rishi Sunak, Kemi Badenoch and Penny Mordaunt for the Channel 4 debate hosted by Krishnan Guru-Murthy. Asked when she had stood up for integrity and honesty, Ms Truss said: “I stood by Boris Johnson, of course, I raised issues with him privately, but I supported him in the leadership election. “I was a member of his cabinet and I owed him my loyalty.” Read more: Five runners-up clash over taxes and Boris Johnson’s honesty in TV debate Spelling mistakes and bad audio – the first online comments Why we should expect a surprise in a Tory leadership contest He also appeared to write Mr Sunak’s record as chancellor, saying: “We are facing serious challenges as a country, the worst economic crisis in a generation, a horrific war waged by Russia in Ukraine, after decades of very slow growth. “Now is not the time for a continuation of our current economic policy. “We must be bold, we must do things differently, we must cut taxes, we must unleash growth, and we must unleash the potential of all people across our great country.”
