The #Sunak/#Truss #conservatives in the #UK lost because unlike the #US, there's still some voters over there "fighting above all for what has gone [from the right wing party]: #honesty, #accountability, being genuine. One of the things that has undermined trust so badly is ministers endlessly coming on television and defending indefensible #lies. And offering very simplistic solutions to #intractable problems.”

https://amp.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jul/06/she-wasnt-sure-how-to-get-off-the-stage-liz-trusss-ungracious-count-retreat-caps-political-humiliation