The newly appointed Prime Minister, Liz Truss has faced criticism online after an unearthed clip from ITV has shown her calling the monarchy 'disgraceful'. Earlier today former Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited the Queen at Balmoral to resign as PM.
The newly elected leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister Liz Truss was today officially sworn in and has taken the role from her predecessor.
However, in a new clip posted on Twitter by ITV, the new Prime Minister can be seen calling the monarchy a 'disgrace' saying that people shouldn't be 'born to rule'.
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In the clip, Truss says: "I am not against any of them personally. "I am against the idea that people can be born to rule, that people because of the family they are born into should be able to be the head of state of our country, I think that's disgraceful."
The video from 1994 show Truss when she was a student in Leeds. People have reacted to the clip on social media with some saying the new PM, who was formerly a Liberal Democrat, has changed her views.
One person replied to the clip saying: "Queen's been on the throne 70 years how long will Liz Truss last?" Another said: "I’d like to think people are allowed to change their views on things without being castigated for the rest of their lives."
And another tweeted: "And does so with more sincerity and conviction than anything she's said recently. That's what selling your soul for power will do."
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