Liz Truss opens the UK’s first Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC GB), according to reports from The Canary and Left Foot Forward. Both outlets describe the early event turnout as low, with coverage noting that Truss speaks to an “almost empty” or half-empty hall at the start of the conference.
Left Foot Forward also reports that Truss uses the occasion to complain about the high turnover of British prime ministers, while noting that she was the shortest-serving prime minister in the UK. The Canary similarly frames the opening as a potential early sign of trouble for the event, though it does so in a more critical tone.
Across both accounts, the consistent points are that CPAC GB is being held for the first time, that Truss is the opening speaker, and that the hall at the start of the conference is described as sparsely attended by the outlets covering the event. The reports focus on these observations rather than providing detailed programming, attendance figures, or statements from CPAC organizers.
