Liz Truss Police Protection

[unigirl]

As I understand it, convention dictates that prime ministers are given 24 hours, 7 days protection by the police for the rest of their lives after they leave office.
I'm scratching my head to understand why this should apply to Liz Truss. As far as I can see, her planned policies have taken a u- turn and her opinions have been rubbished by her colleagues and the public, so why should the taxpayer pay vast sums over many years to protect an ineffective prime minister.

[FatticusInch]

You think that’s shocking?

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMFhhk3mD/

[douglas9401]

Because of her work opening new pork markets.

[davebro]

why should we for ANY Prime Minister?

[Peter Pedant]

Didnt they try to shoot a prime minister or an ex prime minister
or blow him up
or a high up Lord (*)
or an ambassadee ? That is why. I wd try - can I have the money please and then thanks and no thanks
imagine " just using three sheets in the bog, over and out"
Police for it is they " three? watch out for cost ma'am, the country average is two and some dont at all"

(*) "oi kilt the liddle oirish lad along widda Lord, and oi tink about him avvry day" o bloody great, remorse at long last

[Peter Pedant]

yeah foo we need protecting from HER

gormlesser and gormlesser said Alice

[FatticusInch]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-63340998

[davebro]

Police guarding John Major must have the most boring job in the world - my sympathies!

[DanFlo]

Are they standing over Maggies grave??

[FatticusInch]

DanFlo
//Are they standing over Maggies grave??//

You mean she’s dead?! But she still lives rent-free in the head of one ABer on here!
Who’s gonna break it to him??

[gulliver1]

15.17 They will have to open it up on 31st of this month to, let her out for the night

[Rick4545]

Do the former Prime Ministers Police Protection officers live in their homes?

[ichkeria]

I don't see that Liz Truss should be singled out one way another.

The principle applies to all or none

[naomi24]

I believe they work shifts.

[ToraToraTora]

"As I understand it, convention dictates that prime ministers are given 24 hours, 7 days protection by the police for the rest of their lives after they leave office.
I'm scratching my head to understand why this should apply to Liz Truss." - your first sentence answers your question.

[ToraToraTora]

"so why should the taxpayer pay vast sums over many years to protect an ineffective prime minister. " - well I suspect that makes her more likely to need protection. What a silly post.

[barry1010]

Not just police protection but also government funded (that means us) chauffeur driven car for life.

[ichkeria]

I'm not an expert but I think a lot of these are entitlements that aren't necessarily taken up.
I don't have any such entitlements but I've never served the country ...

[barry1010]

They have no choice about the police protection, some former prime ministers hated it, believing they had no privacy.

As for the £115k expenses allowances, you can bet your bottom dollar they take it up: "In 2020/21, which is the most recent year we have accounts for, Sir John Major, Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and David Cameron all claimed more than £110,000, while Theresa May claimed about £58,000."
https://fullfact.org/economy/liz-truss-public-duty-cost-allowance/