Trussite

plural Trussites

1. UKneologismgovernmentA political supporter of Liz Truss (born 1975), British Conservative politician and Prime Minister in September–October 2022.

   There are the Trussites, hovering over her Instagram posts in political adoration, and then there are others who consider her a menace who is about to be made Prime Minister in a sinister conspiracy by Brexiteers.

   2022 May 11, George Trefgarne, “In defence of Liz Truss’s retro economics”, in The Spectator

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   So it is a measure from Liz Truss’s government and that allows the Labour party to tell a story that has the potential to do real damage to the Conservatives: that Sunak is simply too weak, and his party is sufficiently Trussite that he is essentially a puppet for his predecessor.

   2023 October 25, Stephen Bush, “Bankers’ bonuses: Sunak’s Trussite hangover carries political costs”, in Financial Times

   resignations brought about Johnson’s demise and those loyal Johnsonites who favoured the return of their betrayed leader; and then between tax-cutting Trussites and orthodox Thatcherite supporters of Rishi Sunak.

   2024 May 15, Colin Kidd, “The strange death of conservatism”, in New Statesman