Bridget Phillipson has written to Kemi Badenoch.Bridget Phillipson has called on Kemi Badenoch to expel Liz Truss from the Tories after she claimed far-right agitator Tommy Robinson had been “unfairly demonised”.The former prime minister – who only lasted 49 days in No.10 after her mini-Budget crashed the economy – made the comment in an interview with Newsweek.Discussing Robinson’s past focus on the child grooming gangs scandal, Truss said: “I think it is correct that Tommy Robinson drew attention to a problem and a heinous issue that has been brushed under the carpet by many people.”Asked if she thought Robinson had been “unfairly demonised”, she said: “Yes, I do.”HuffPost UK can reveal that education secretary Phillipson, who is running to be Labour’s deputy leader, has written to Badenoch demanding Truss be kicked out of the Conservatives.In her letter, she says: “Liz’s short spell as prime minister saw her crashing our economy, putting people’s pension provision at risk, sending homeowners’ mortgages soaring, and left a vast black hole in the public finances.“But her support
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