Liz Truss has stormed off stage after a banner featuring a lettuce and the words “I crashed the economy” unfurled behind her at an event.
The former prime minister was taking questions from an audience in Beccles, Suffolk, as part of her book tour on Tuesday evening when campaign group Led By Donkeys carried out the stunt.
She was saying how she thought Donald Trump would probably win the US election as “the average American is not doing well” when a banner came down from the ceiling behind her.
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The vegetable pictured was a reference to a lettuce the Daily Star livestreamed, to see if it wilted before her premiership in 2022 ended.
After Ms Truss resigned just 49 days into the job, the newspaper declared the lettuce victorious.
Image: A lettuce was livestreamed to see if it wilted before Ms Truss’s premiership ended. Pic: Daily Star
The banner’s economy-related tagline was a reference to her agenda of tax cuts and spending that plunged the UK economy into crisis.
Ms Truss, who lost her South West Suffolk seat in the July election, initially did not notice the banner.
However, when she was alerted to it and a few people started laughing, she looked unimpressed and said: “That’s not funny.”
She then gathered up her notes, took her microphone off and walked off the stage.
There was a small smattering of applause as she left.
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Image: Liz Truss after losing her Norfolk South West seat to the Labour Party in July. Pic: PA
Led By Donkeys claimed credit for the stunt, as the group posted a video of it to social media.
It said: “Liz Truss is on a pro-Trump speaking tour. So we dropped a strategically positioned remote controlled lettuce banner.”
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Earlier this year, the group used a remote controlled banner with a picture of the Russian president on to disrupt a speech by Reform UK leader Nigel Farage.
It read: “I heart Putin.”
Ms Truss and her team said they would not be commenting on the stunt.
Sir Ian McKellen has pulled out of a national tour after falling from a stage in the West End while performing in a play.
The 85-year-old actor was performing in Player Kings earlier this month at the Noel Coward theatre when he fell into the audience.
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The production had been due to go on tour until 27 July but Sir Ian has announced his withdrawal with the “greatest reluctance” to “protect my recovery”.
Shortly after the fall, Sir Ian had confirmed that he would not be returning for the remaining London datesof the show, to give him time to rest.
A statement from the production said: “Following Ian McKellen’s injury during the West End run of Player Kings, his doctors’ advice is to take time off from work in order to fully recover.
“As such, he will not be returning to play Sir John Falstaff in the national tour of Players Kings (3-27 July 2024).
“Ian continues to recuperate very well, but he needs the time to rest and ensure a complete recovery. We continue to send him our best wishes.
“As it was for the final West End performances, the role of Falstaff will now be performed by David Semark, Ian’s brilliant understudy, for all tour dates of Player Kings.”
Sir Ian had been playing Sir John Falstaff – one of Shakespeare’s most famous creations – in the modern reworking of Henry IV, parts one and two.
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The Olivier Award-winning star said in a statement: “Two weeks after my accident onstage, my injuries improve day by day.
“It’s with the greatest reluctance that I have accepted the medical advice to protect my full recovery by not working in the meantime.
“I had been so looking forward to bringing Player Kings to theatre-goers in Bristol, Birmingham, Norwich and Newcastle.
“But I can assure them that, with David Semark now playing Falstaff, Robert Icke’s production and his acting company remain as dazzling as ever. Go see for yourself!”
Image: An NHS response unit outside the theatre on the day of the fall. Pic: Sky News
Sir Ian lost his footing during a fight scene in the play involving the Prince of Wales and Henry Percy.
The Lord Of The Rings star was heard crying out in pain as staff rushed to help, and the theatre was quickly evacuated.
Sir Ian said he spent three days in hospital following the fall before undergoing “physiotherapy, light exercise and a lot of essential rest at home”.
He also thanked well-wishers for their messages of support, as well as the NHS experts who had diagnosed and treated him.
Following its West End run, Player Kings begins a national tour, starting at the Bristol Hippodrome on Wednesday 3 July, before stops in Birmingham, Norwich, and Newcastle.
Sir Ian McKellen has been taken to hospital after falling off stage at a central London theatre.
The Lord Of The Rings star, 85, was in a fight scene during Player Kings at the Noel Coward Theatre when he lost his footing and fell, a witness told Sky News.
Sir Ian, who is playing John Falstaff, reportedly cried out in pain as staff rushed to help as the house lights came up.
Image: An NHS response unit outside the theatre. Pic: Sky News
He was circling a battle scene involving the Prince of Wales and Henry Percy when he fell.
The seriousness of his injuries is unclear.
A member of the audience said they were “in shock” and hoped Sir Ian was okay because it “must have been quite a fall from high up”.
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They added: “I was at the back of the theatre in the stalls. There was a fight scene and Sir Ian stepped down the step that was on stage, lost his footing and fell off the stage and into the audience.
“He still had his microphone on and could be heard shouting for help as some stage hands came out and then started instructing everyone to leave as they brought a stretcher on.”
The witness added: “We were evacuated to the street and after 10-15 minutes were told that the show could not resume and we would be refunded, and that an ambulance was on the way for Sir Ian.”
Image: The audience after being evacuated onto St Martin’s Lane
Members of the audience were evacuated and told the remainder of the performance had been cancelled.
In an update shortly before midnight, the Noel Coward Theatre said Sir Ian is expected to make a full recovery.
“Following a scan, the brilliant NHS team have assured us that he will make a speedy and full recovery and Ian is in good spirits,” they said.
“The production has made the decision to cancel the performance on Tuesday 18 June so Ian can rest.
“Those affected will be contacted by their point of purchase as soon as possible tomorrow.”
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Player Kings is a production of Shakespeare’s Henry IV, parts one and two.
It is due to move to the Bristol Hippodrome in July and will also be performed in Birmingham, Norwich and Newcastle.
Rishi Sunak is set to battle it out with Sir Keir Starmer over the economy after a bruising day for the Conservative leader which saw two senior party figures quit as MPs.
Michael Gove and Andrea Leadsom both announced on Friday they would not stand in the 4 July general election, bringing the total number of sitting Tories quitting to 78.
This beats the previous record of 72 MPs stepping down before Tony Blair‘s landslide in the 1997 election.
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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt and shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves feature in Saturday’s editions of The Daily Telegraph and Daily Mail respectively touting their economic promises if their party wins the election.
Mr Hunt hinted at tax breaks for high earners and branded inheritance tax as “profoundly anti-Conservative”.
Meanwhile, Ms Reeves vowed to deliver financial stability with a Thatcher-style commitment to “sound money”.
She will meet with supermarket workers in London later to talk about the cost-of-living crisis, seeking to attack the Conservative record on the economy as she pitches Labour as the party of “stability and tough spending”.
Their comments come as Mr Gove quit his almost two-decade career in politics, saying it was time to let “a new generation lead”.
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He was quickly followed by Ms Leadsom who unsuccessfully stood against Theresa May to lead the Conservatives after the Brexit referendum.
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In her resignation letter, Ms Leadsom said it had been “the greatest honour to serve the people of South Northamptonshire as their MP for the last 14 years”.
Ms Leadsom, who is currently a junior health minister, was business secretary under Mrs May.
Just Stop Oil protesters have halted a West End performance of Les Miserables after invading the stage.
During the song One Day More, members of the group stormed the stage with banners emblazoned with Just Stop Oil.
Footage showed the actors on stage continue to perform the song briefly before stepping back, with the safety curtain then coming down.
Some members of the audience booed and shouted at the protesters, while a member of Just Stop Oil addressed the auditorium.
The activists then locked themselves to the set, prompting the Sondheim Theatre to be evacuated.
Image: Protesters storm the stage. Pic: Just Stop Oil
The Metropolitan Police said five people have been arrested.
William Village, chief executive of Delfont Mackintosh Theatres, told Sky News: “During the first half of our performance of Les Miserables, individuals from Just Stop Oil invaded the stage, abruptly stopping the show.
“Following our safety protocols, the audience were asked to leave the auditorium and the Met Police attended.
“Regrettably, there was insufficient time to enable us to complete the rest of the performance. Whilst we recognise the importance of free expression, we must also respect our audience’s right to enjoy the event for which they have paid.”
Refunds will be offered to audience members, the theatre group has said.
Image: Pic: Just Stop Oil
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Addressing the group’s latest protest, Just Stop Oil member Hannah Taylor said: “The show starts with Jean Valjean stealing a loaf of bread to feed his sister’s starving child. How long before we are all forced to steal loaves of bread? How long before there are riots on the streets?
“The show cannot go on. We are facing catastrophe. New oil and gas means crop failure, starvation and death. It is an act of war on the global south and an utter betrayal of young people.”
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Poppy Bliss, who also took protest action, added she was “absolutely terrified for my future”.
“I don’t want to be disrupting people’s evenings out, but I have been left with no other choice,” she said.
“Our government is betraying the young and putting everyone’s futures on the line for the sake of a few votes.
“I am doing this because I am desperate.”
Videos showed Just Stop Oil members explaining why they took the action, wearing t-shirts saying: “The show can’t go on”.
It is the latest in a string of public protests for Just Stop Oil, which has previously disrupted high-profile sporting events including The Ashes and Wimbledon, as well as carrying out walking protests through the capital during rush hour.
The group was also accused of causing criminal damage by a government minister after spraying the Department for Energy and Net Zero with orange paint.
Last month, Fossil Free London carried out a similar protest at Sadler’s Wells theatre during a performance of a ballet version of Romeo & Juliet, demanding an end to the involvement of Barclays in the production.
More than 20,000 rail workers will strike on Thursday in a long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions – with passengers warned they may experience severe disruption to services.
Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) will walk out on 20, 22 and 29 July while drivers in Aslef are banned from working overtime this week.
RMT members involved in the strikes include station workers, train managers and catering staff with 14 train companies affected.
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The industrial action will see variations in services across the country with trains due to start later and finish much earlier than usual.
Around half of train services will run in some areas, while others will have no services at all.
Services the evening before and morning after strike days may also be affected.
Passengers have been advised to check their journeys in advance.
RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said the strikes would show the country “just how important railway staff are to the running of the rail industry”.
“My team of negotiators and I are available 24/7 for talks with the train operating companies and Government,” he said.
Mr Lynch said neither party had “made any attempt whatsoever to arrange any meetings or put forward a decent offer that can help us reach a negotiated solution”.
“The Government continues to shackle the companies and will not allow them to put forward a package that can settle this dispute,” he added.
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Meanwhile, Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan said the union wants to resolve the dispute.
“Train drivers don’t want to be inconveniencing the public,” he said.
“We have given the Government and rail operators plenty of opportunities to come to the table but it remains clear that they do not want a resolution.
“Our members, the drivers who keep the railway running day in, day out, will not accept the Government’s attempts to force our industry into decline.
Image: Mick Whelan, general secretary of Aslef, joins union members on the picket line outside Newcastle station in May
A Rail Delivery Group spokesperson said: “The upcoming rail strikes called by the RMT union and the overtime ban by Aslef will undoubtedly cause some disruption, affecting not only the daily commute of our passengers but also disrupting the plans of families during the summer holidays.
Image: Members of the drivers’ union Aslef on the picket line at Euston station, London in May
“This will lead to disappointment, frustration, and financial strain for tens of thousands of people. We apologise for the inconvenience caused and understand the impact on individuals and businesses.
“While we are doing all we can to keep trains running, unfortunately there will be reduced services between 17 July and 29 July so our advice is to check before you travel.
“Passengers with advance tickets can be refunded fee-free if the train that the ticket is booked for is cancelled, delayed or rescheduled.”
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London Underground passengers were also warned to expect disruption next week because of industrial action by the RMT and Aslef in a separate dispute.
A Department for Transport spokesperson said: “The Government has met the rail unions, listened to them and facilitated improved offers on pay and reform. The union leaders should put these fair and reasonable offers to their members so this dispute can be resolved.”
Thousands of ambulance workers are going on strike today in their ongoing dispute over pay and staffing.
The strike will involve more than 11,000 members of the GMB union in England and Wales, along with some members of the Unite union.
It comes as the number of health workers taking industrial action continues to grow, with junior doctors set to go on strike next month.
Speaking on behalf of ambulance workers, GMB national secretary Rachel Harrison said they will walk out “because this government is tin-eared”.
“It has been over a month since the government engaged in any meaningful dialogue,” she said.
“They are missing in action and refuse to talk pay.”
She added: “Solving the issue of pay is vital if we’re going to stem the tide of dedicated healthcare workers leaving the profession.”
Junior doctors in the Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association (HCSA) have said they will strike in England on Wednesday 15 March.
Some 97.48% of members voted in favour of what will be the first strike in the union’s history.
HCSA president Dr Naru Narayanan said: “Junior doctors have held together patient care amid a spiralling staffing crisis.
“In return for this huge emotional, mental and physical toll they’ve been subjected to a decade of real-terms pay cuts totalling over 26%. Enough is enough.”
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Around 45,000 junior doctors who are members of the British Medical Association (BMA) have also been balloted on strike action – with the result due at the end of February.
The BMA has warned it will stage a three-day strike if there is a “yes” vote.
A Department of Health and Social Care spokesman said: “As part of a multi-year deal we agreed with the BMA, junior doctors’ pay has increased by a cumulative 8.2% since 2019/20.
“We also introduced a higher pay band for the most experienced staff and increased rates for night shifts.”
Image: Steve Barclay said ‘it is time unions engaged constructively’. Pic: AP
Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barclay said: “Strikes are in nobody’s best interests and only cause further disruption for patients, despite contingency measures in place.
“It is time unions engaged constructively with the pay review body process for 2023/24 and cancelled strikes so we can move forward and continue tackling the COVID-19 backlog.
“I’ve been clear throughout that I remain keen to keep talking to unions about what is fair and affordable for the coming financial year, as well as wider concerns around conditions and workload so we can make the NHS a better place to work.”
Nurses will continue their action with a 48-hour strike starting on 1 March, with the Royal College of Nursing saying it has received £250,000 in public donations since starting its campaign in December.
RCN general secretary Pat Cullen said: “There isn’t a person in this country whose life hasn’t been impacted by a nurse and that’s why the public are with us every step of the way.”
Ambulance workers will stage two further strikes in January amid a dispute over pay and staffing.
The Unison union says the industrial action will take place in England on 11 and 23 January.
The strike action will involve staff employed by London, Yorkshire, North West, North East and South West ambulance services.
It comes after 25,000 ambulance workers from Unison, Unite and the GMB unions walked out in coordinated strike action on 21 December – their biggest strike in 30 years.
Members of the GMB union at nine ambulance trusts are also preparing to strike on 28 December, while 1,000 union members in the Welsh Ambulance Service are set to announce strike dates in the new year.
Wednesday’s strikes took place after last-ditch crisis talks between Health Secretary Steve Barclay and unions failed to address the issue of pay.
About 600 members of the army, navy and RAF were drafted in from across the country to help during this week’s walkouts.
The majority of ambulance trusts in England declared critical incidents this week – meaning they were on their highest level of alert, fearing they could not provide usual critical services.
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Ahead of Wednesday’s industrial action, the unions had called on the government to make an offer on pay and suggested an agreement could be reached.
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Unite’s Onay Kasab, who attended the Tuesday meeting, warned afterwards that ambulance strikes would “escalate” unless the government agreed to negotiations.
“Our members are absolutely determined to win not just the pay battle but to win the battle to save the NHS,” he said.
Mr Barclay said: “Further pay increases would mean taking money away from frontline services at a time when we are tackling record waiting lists as a result of the pandemic.”
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Steve Barclay lists a number of factors putting pressure on the NHS and suggests that the trade unions have decided to strike at precisely this time.
On Thursday morning, the stalemate between unions and the government appeared to show no signs of abating, following two days of historic action from nurses and paramedics.
On top of ambulance worker strikes, NHS members of the Royal College of Nursing went on strike on 15 and 20 December calling for a rise of 5% above RPI inflation – 19.2% – as they said they have had a real terms pay cut of 20% since 2010.
They are also calling for better working conditions as nursing vacancies are at a record high so staff are stretched and regularly working beyond their shifts without extra pay.
Image: Ambulance workers take part in a strike on December 21
In a tweet on Thursday, Mr Barclay said his door “is always open to talk to trade unions about concerns around working conditions”.
He is reportedly considering offering NHS staff a pay rise in spring in a bid to end strikes.
But he added: “We have an independent pay review body… and we will continue to defer to that process to ensure decisions balance the needs of staff and the wider economy.”
The pay review body (PRB) has recommended pay rises of around £1,400 – about 4% – for most NHS staff, but unions say this is not enough to keep up with soaring inflation.
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The government says it can’t afford to make a new offer, but has not ruled out a new deal early next year.
Workers across several other industries are also set to strike in the build-up to Christmas.
Today, NHS Providers warned two days of strikes by nurses and paramedics will have a knock-on effect on appointments with a return to “very high numbers” of emergency calls in the coming days.
‘A challenging time for the NHS’
Saffron Cordery, interim chief executive of NHS Providers, told Sky News that the next few days would be a “challenging time”.
Talking about structural issues impacting the NHS, she said: “Staff on the frontline are significantly overstretched and we need to see a real growth in the number of staff across the whole of the NHS.
“What we’ve got to see now is the government come to the table and have a serious discussion and negotiation about pay because this dispute is about pay and it’s also about working conditions and keeping patients safe.”
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The chief executive of the NHS Confederation, Matthew Taylor, told Sky News that lack of investment in the NHS was now coming to the fore: “We know we had the 10 years of austerity. It meant we went into COVID with a hundred thousand vacancies, with a crumbling estate.
“So, what we’ve got now is a big gap between demand and capacity.”
He repeated calls to the government and trade unions to re-enter negotiations and to try to find a way of avoiding further strikes across the winter, saying: “We can’t afford to drift into further industrial action.”
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‘Call 999 if you need to’
Appealing directly to anyone needing to use the NHS over the coming days, Mr Taylor said: “Primary care has not been affected by the industrial action… If you have concerns about your health, contact your GP. If you have an emergency, contact 999. If you’re not sure, ring 111. The services are there and do use them.”
The number of people calling 999 appeared to drop in some parts of England yesterday, and NHS Providers – the membership organisation for NHS hospital, mental health, community and ambulance services – said there had been “varying levels of disruption” across the country.
It said some demand had shifted to other services or not materialised as expected.
But the organisation said demand for care across the whole healthcare system remained high and trust leaders were reporting ongoing delays to ambulance services and overcrowding at some accident and emergency departments.
Duran Duran’s original guitarist Andy Taylor was forced to miss the band’s induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame due to ongoing treatment for stage 4 metastatic prostate cancer.
The British new wave group revealed Taylor, 61, was ill by reading a letter from him to the audience at the ceremony at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles.
Taylor had been due to reunite with his former bandmates – singer Simon Le Bon, keyboardist Nick Rhodes, bassist John Taylor and drummer Roger Taylor – but they said he had suffered a setback that would not allow him to travel to Los Angeles from his home in Ibiza.
The ceremony was set to be the first time the five-piece band from Birmingham had played together in 17 years, having last reformed for a world tour and the album Astronaut in 2004.
Image: John Taylor, Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, and Roger Taylor of Duran Duran on stage in LA
The group were the first act inducted during Saturday’s ceremony and took the stage by performing their 1981 breakthrough hit Girls On Film.
They continued with a set that included Hungry Like The Wolf and Ordinary World before addressing Taylor’s absence by reading the letter.
Taylor wrote: “Just over four years ago I was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic prostate cancer.
“Many families have experienced the slow burn of this disease and of course we are no different; so I speak from the perspective of a family man but with profound humility to the band, the greatest fans a group could have and this exceptional accolade.
“I have the ‘Rodgers and Edwards’ of doctors and medical treatment that until very recently allowed me to just rock on.
“Although my current condition is not immediately life-threatening, there is no cure.”
Rodgers and Edwards refers to Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards, the pop producers and founders of Chic, who worked with Duran Duran throughout their career.
Taylor added that he was “truly sorry and massively disappointed” he could not attend the ceremony, noting he had even bought a new guitar for the occasion, but that he was “very proud of these four brothers” and “overjoyed” they were accepting this award.
“I often doubted the day would come. I’m sure as hell glad I’m around to see the day”, he added.
Also inducted during the ceremony were Lionel Richie, Pat Benatar, Eminem, Carly Simon, Eurythmics, Harry Belafonte, Judas Priest and Dolly Parton.
Duran Duran formed in Birmingham in 1978 and were one of the biggest acts of the 1980s, with hits including Rio, Wild Boys and Bond theme A View To A Kill. The three Taylors are not related.
The group has risen to prominence again recently, releasing their 15th studio album, Future Past, last year and undertaking a 40th anniversary celebration tour, including headlining the British Summer Time festival in London’s Hyde Park this year.
They also performed at the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee concert at Buckingham Palace and starred in the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony in Birmingham.
Former footballer Gary Neville has ruled out any future bid to become a Labour MP.
Appearing at the party’s conference in Liverpool on Monday, he said he has “no intention of going into politics” as he does not want to give up the businesses he co-owns or his work in football.
The Manchester United defender turned Sky Sports pundit added that he is “not going to be tempted” to stand in the upcoming by-election in West Lancashire.
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The former England star confirmed he had joined the Labour Party back in January this year.
But speaking to broadcasters on Monday, he ruled out any further progression.
“It’s something that I’ve been asked regularly over the last 12 to 18 months,” he said.
“I’ve got no intention of going into politics at all because the reality is I love what I do so much.
“I love what I do in football. I love what I do in the in Greater Manchester with the businesses that I co-own.
“And I have to say that I wouldn’t want to give that up. I feel as though I’m happy in what I’m doing.
“I want to continue to do the things that I’m doing locally in Greater Manchester. I have to say that I feel politically motivated, but I can do as much, I think, for the Labour Party being here today as I can do being an MP.”
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‘Get behind Keir Starmer’
In a later conversation on the main conference stage with Keir Starmer and shadow culture secretary Lucy Powell, Neville urged delegates to “get behind” the Labour leader as he is a “serious politician”.
Asked what advice he would give the party to put it on the path to victory, he said: “Remain laser-focused and aligned behind a single goal – which is to remove this Conservative government and put everything else aside and focus on that alone.”
He added: “Not only is this current government damaging us in our country, our relationships with our partners in Europe and around the world are broken and shattered.
“We need to rebuild our reputation and that is not going to happen under a Conservative government.”
Asked for his view on Liz Truss, Neville said: “She has tanked the pound lower than my reputation in Liverpool.”
Entering the stage, he had joked: “Usually when I see reds in Liverpool I’m in big trouble. It is the best reception I have ever had here.”
