Liz Truss: What Happens if She Takes Over Britain?

Liz Truss: What Happens if She Takes Over Britain?

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11th Grade - University

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The video discusses the Tory leadership election, focusing on Liz Truss's policies and her competition with Rishi Sunak. Truss, known for her roles as Foreign Secretary and Trade Secretary, presents herself as a Brexiteer despite her past Remain stance. Her policies include reforming the ECHR, supporting the Rwanda policy, and implementing tax cuts. Truss aims to address economic challenges by delaying debt repayment and reducing red tape. She also plans to lift bans on grammar schools and fracking, while prioritizing economic growth over environmental concerns. Truss is favored to win the election, potentially leading the UK through economic difficulties.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What role is Liz Truss best known for among the British public?

Chancellor of the Exchequer

Minister of Education

Foreign Secretary

Home Secretary

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is one of the main points of disagreement between Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss?

Education

Foreign policy

Taxation

Healthcare

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does Liz Truss propose to handle the UK's debt accumulated during the pandemic?

Pay it off immediately

Ignore it

Pay it off over a longer period

Increase taxes to pay it off

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is one of the strategies Liz Truss plans to implement to reduce bureaucracy?

Ban new housing developments

Increase taxes

Create new low planning zones

Increase government size

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is Liz Truss's stance on solar farms?

She has no opinion on them

She wants to cut subsidies for them

She supports them

She plans to increase subsidies for them

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is one criticism of Liz Truss's economic strategy?

It will decrease interest rates

It will stabilize interest rates

It will increase interest rates

It will have no impact on interest rates

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is Liz Truss's approach to the green energy levy?

She wants to eliminate it permanently

She wants a temporary moratorium on it

She has no plans to change it

She wants to increase it