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"Why should any voter listen to Liz Truss? She frightened the markets, sent mortgage rates soaring and forced the Bank of England to intervene to save our pensions"

The ex-prime minister has continued to promote her low-tax, free-market brand of conservatism since her brief stint in Downing Street.

Moderates within the Conservative Party Tory are said to be alarmed that Truss is building up a new campaign base.

The “PopCon” organisation promise a “new movement aiming to restore democratic accountability to Britain” and deliver “popular” Tory policies.

Otto English said the list makes "the best case I think I've ever seen for the abolition of the House of Lords and a complete overhaul of the honours system."

Tory donor Sir Jon Moynihan and former chief executive of the Vote Leave Brexit campaign Matthew Elliott have been recommended for peerages.

Tory MPs, loyal cronies, party donors, and Vote Leave officials will all receive honours - despite Liz Truss serving just seven weeks as PM.

"All the cognitive powers of a lobotomised hazelnut", Mike Galsworthy said in response to the endorsement.

The Conservative former prime minister was among 20 MPs selected to bring forward private members bills.