Liz Truss’s 2011 tweet about Jimmy Savile

Conservative MP for South West Norfolk

What was posted

Liz Truss marked Jimmy Savile’s death with a tweet recalling seeing him at a pizza restaurant in Leeds.

Liz Truss biography

Why it mattered

The post dates to 2011. It resurfaced in 2022 during the Conservative leadership contest, when John Oliver discussed it on his television programme.

Sources

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