Liz Truss

Mary Elizabeth Truss (born 26 July 1975), known as Liz Truss, is a British politician serving as Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade since July 2019 in Boris Johnson's cabinet. Following the resignation of Amber Rudd, she took on the additional position as the Minister for Women and Equalities. A member of the Conservative Party, she has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for South West Norfolk since the 2010 United Kingdom general election. Truss was Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from 2014 to 2016, Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor from 2016 to 2017 and Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 2017 to 2019.

Quotes

2016

• EU membership brings economic security, peace and stability
  • EU referendum: Government to spend £9m on leaflets to every home BBC News (7 April 2016)

• We should all raise a toast to our biggest export success. Europe has a taste for Scotch and the industry will do better if we remain in the EU because whisky producers have hassle-free, easy access to the single market of 500 million people. The Scotch whisky industry has strong global trade links beyond Europe in America and Asia, and their business leaders are clear that the EU single market provides the best conditions to reach even greater heights. Leaving the EU would be a leap in the dark for our great British food and drink industry and could lead to years of negotiations on new trade deals - with no guarantees at the end.
  • Brexit 'risks Scotch whisky exports' BBC News (9 May 2016)

• What people in the Leave campaign are saying is 'We can have our cake and eat it'. We can't.
  • EU referendum: Leavers 'want to have cake and eat it', Elizabeth Truss claims BBC News (12 June 2016)

• If we didn't have quotas there would be overfishing and we would have no fish left.
  • EU referendum: Leavers 'want to have cake and eat it', Elizabeth Truss claims BBC News (12 June 2016)

• I would rather be at the table making decisions with other countries than walking away and not having a say.
  • EU referendum: Leavers 'want to have cake and eat it', Elizabeth Truss claims BBC News (12 June 2016)

2017

• The fact is it is a simple bill on whether we trigger Article 50. The British people have voted for that and was clear in the referendum. The House of Lords now needs to get on with it. I fully expect the House of Lords will recognise the will of the people and the House of Commons.
  • Brexit: Mandelson urges Lords not to 'throw in towel' BBC News (19 February 2017)

2019

• I voted against a delay to Brexit.
  • Brexit: MPs vote by a majority of 211 to seek delay to EU departure BBC News (14 March 2019)

• The Brexit deal is the best deal for food producers
  • ‘You have to put yourself forward no one else will’ Daily Mail (12 May 2019)

• If it came down to a straight choice of revoking Brexit and a no-deal, I would choose no-deal.
  • Elizabeth Truss BBC News (15 May 2019)

• Not leaving the EU on 31 October would be a disaster
  • Liam Fox criticises Boris Johnson's Brexit plan BBC News (23 June 2019)

• Is there anything more sexist than claiming your gender determines your worldview/behaviour/attitude?
  • Brexit: Caroline Lucas criticised over all-female cabinet plan BBC News (12 August 2019)

• [The UK and South Korea trade agreement will let businesses] keep trading as they do today, and they will be able to take advantage of the opportunities that Brexit offers
  • UK and South Korea sign 'continuity' trade agreement BBC News (22 August 2019)