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Truss's London CPAC Push Falters as Right-Wing Rift Deepens

The attempt to import a US-style conservative convention exposed splits over platforming Reform and far-right figures.

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Liz Truss at the inaugural Conservative Political Action Conference GB in south-east London on Thursday. She says Britain needs a 'wider movement' beyond any one party on the right 'to actually get change' (Photo: Henry Nicholls/AFP)
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Overview

  • Liz Truss hosted the inaugural CPAC GB in London and confirmed she remains a member of the Conservative Party while positioning herself as a catalyst for a Trump-aligned right-wing movement.
  • The 500-seat hall was reported to be largely empty for much of the opening day, undercutting organisers' claims of immediate momentum for the new conference.
  • Senior Conservatives including Jacob Rees-Mogg and Iain Duncan Smith shared stages with Reform figures, prompting internal Tory rows about party MPs appearing alongside rivals.
  • The event featured fringe and foreign right-wing personalities whose appearances included references to the 'Great Replacement' conspiracy, raising reputational and security concerns.
  • Truss used her platform to urge wealthy outsiders to enter politics and to create 'parallel institutions' and media, a strategy that could deepen fractures on the British right and shape who contests seats and campaigns going forward.