Truss imagines Mars missions if she'd stayed in power

The former PM's new book claims Britain would have reached Mars by 2040 under her policies, had her 49-day premiership not ended.

Oct 26, 2026

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Truss imagines Mars missions if she'd stayed in power

The former PM's new book claims Britain would have reached Mars by 2040 under her policies, had her 49-day premiership not ended.

In brief

The former PM's new book claims Britain would have reached Mars by 2040 under her policies, had her 49-day premiership not ended. Liz Truss claims in her new book that Britain would have launched successful Mars missions by 2040 if her 49-day premiership had not been cut short. Originally reported by POLITICO.

Truss imagines Mars from Britain by 2040

In her new book Bank Job, published Monday, Liz Truss claims Britain would have launched several successful Mars missions from its space port if her policies had continued.

“Several missions to Mars have now been launched from Britain's space port”

Book blames Bank of England for her downfall

Truss's book claims the Bank of England broke the bond market and brought down her government when her mini-budget in two thousand twenty two precipitated market turmoil.

Truss outlines other 2040 policy dreams

Truss outlines other 2040 policy dreams

She envisions no EU laws in Britain, a permissive AI regime, lower energy costs, faster planning, Bitcoin tax treatment as money, and no central bank digital currency introduced.

The key point

Liz Truss claims in her new book that Britain would have launched successful Mars missions by 2040 if her 49-day premiership had not been cut short.

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