Liz Truss has backed GB News as she shared her support for the people's channel at a fringe event at the Conservative Party Conference.
The former Prime Minister called for "more GB News" and "challenging the orthodoxy" while speaking at the event in Manchester.
Truss was introduced by Liam Halligan, who received a loud round of applause after he introduced himself as the economics and business correspondent for GB News.
She said: “In my view, we need more economic journalism, and we need more GB News,” Truss said.
Truss was introduced by Liam Halligan, who received a loud round of applause after he introduced himself as the economics and business correspondent for GB News
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“Challenging the orthodoxy, broadcasting common sense and transforming our media landscape. So long may it continue.”
During her speech, Truss also demanded tax cuts and the removal of red tape.
She called for the Government to "axe the tax, cut bills and build houses" in order to "make life better and easier for the British public, and give them the freedom to thrive."
She added: "There is no reason we cannot go into the next election with a platform that is proudly conservative.
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"Let’s stop taxing and banning things, and start producing and building things."
She also called for the Government to incentivise housebuilding, saying: "Britain must get building.
"The price of housing has soared out of control, making it impossible for younger people to get a foot on the housing ladder and keeping them trapped in punishing rental markets.
"There are too many politicians who say we need to build more homes and then baulk at removing one line of regulation. Newt protection or bat bridge anyone?
Liz Truss also demanded tax cuts and the removal of red tape
PA"If we really want houses to be built, we’ve got to incentivise it."
She added: "We’ve got to give local communities the freedom to create housebuilding zones with no red tape through the offer of lower taxes.
"And we should reduce taxes in these areas enough so that we are building something like half a million homes a year.
“This is what conservatives are supposed to believe in: cutting red tape, lower taxes and trusting that markets will find the solutions we all want."