Speak with NL News host Dan Wootton, Ms James said the Secretary of State looked like she was doing a “recitation in the garden” after watching one of her campaign videos. Mrs. James said that the South West Norfolk MP was “unconvincing” and lacked “genuine passion” in delivering messages.
She said: “I wouldn’t say she wasn’t trustworthy, but she’s not good at delivering messages.
“I mean, she doesn’t seem to own any of those messages, she doesn’t seem to have any real passion that she’s trying to put into her words.
“She looks like a small child who has been brought out to do a recitation in the garden, rather than to someone who believes what they say.
“We don’t have any gestures, we just have a little nod of the head.
“And verbally and this is always a surprise when she comes to the end of her strongest statements.
“She makes a verbal dime, her voice drops.
“Now when you’re really trying to sell your message, you believe in keeping the power in your voice until the very end.
“So unfortunately that doesn’t make her convincing.”
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A spokeswoman for Ms Truss said she would ensure “Putin loses in Ukraine” and deliver the “benefits” of Brexit.
They said: “Now is the time for colleagues to unite behind the candidate who will cut taxes, deliver the real economic change we need from day one and make Putin lose in Ukraine.
“Liz has the experience to reap the benefits of Brexit from day one, grow our economy and support working families.”
Mrs. Truss has the support of Boris Johnson and prominent Tory greats such as Jacob Rees Mogg and Nadine Dorris.
In a speech to be delivered Thursday, Ms. Truss is to highlight her humble background and her desire to create an “aspiration nation.”
She will push for tax cuts, including reversing the recent surge in national insurance.