Liz Truss spent most of February in the
United States, accepting more than £32,000 worth of freebies and hospitality from
American right-wingers, it can be revealed. Last week it emerged she'd attended a conference of shadowy conservative figures held on a private island, with flights and accommodation worth £19,541. The globetrotting former PM stayed at a five-star hotel called The Cloister on the private Sea Island off the coast of Georgia, US, in February. The event was organised by the Green Dragon Coalition and advertised as a "small gathering of the great minds of today”. Now it can be revealed she spent 10 days skiing in the US as a guest of Brian Klein, at a cost of £4,085. Ms Truss said the purpose of the visit was "skiing and meetings”, but her team would not give any details about Mr Klein’s identity. After her ski-trip, Ms Truss travelled to
Washington for the right-wing CPAC conference, which also saw speeches by
Nigel Farage and
Donald Trump Ms Truss gave a speech to a half-empty room at the conference, complaining her premiership had been scuppered by the "deep state". Later, during an appearance on a radio show, she smiled and did not interject when ex-Trump advisor Steve Bannon claimed Tommy Robinson was a "hero." Ms Truss was given a free hotel room and a contribution towards her flight by the conference organisers, with the full cost estimated at £1,465. And for each of the trips, Ms Truss used Heathrow's Windsor Suite - the private terminal usually used by royalty, celebrities and Prime Ministers. In total she clocked up £7,200 worth of visits to the suite. A spokesperson for Liz Truss declined to comment.