Liz Truss pulls out of BBC One interview

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August 30, 2022

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In brief: Conservative leadership candidate, Liz Truss, has cancelled her one-on-one primetime interview with BBC presenter Nick Robinson due to air tonight at 7pm.

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Conservative leadership candidate, Liz Truss, has cancelled her one-on-one primetime interview with BBC presenter Nick Robinson due to air tonight at 7pm.

The One Show will air instead in the 7pm timeslot on BBC One.

Liz Truss has cancelled her BBC One interview with Nick Robinson which was due to air this Tuesday evening (30th August) at 7pm. Ms Truss’ team say she can no longer spare the time to appear on “Our Next Prime Minister”. (1/2)
— BBC News Press Team (@BBCNewsPR) August 29, 2022

This means Truss has not participated in a one-on-one broadcast interview in the leadership race but has appeared in hustings debates around the UK with Rishi Sunak, the other candidate running to be the next UK Prime Minister who has already given an interview with Nick Robinson.