A Very British CPAC: No Costumes, and Not Much Trump

New York Times Saturday 18 July 2026, 15:08 UTC By Michael D. Shear 1 min read

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Matt Schlapp, chairman of the Conservative Political Action Conference, and the former prime minister Liz Truss onstage at CPAC’s London conference on Thursday.

Matt Schlapp, chairman of the Conservative Political Action Conference, and the former prime minister Liz Truss onstage at CPAC’s London conference on Thursday. [Image text:] Welcome to CPAC AGREAT BRITAIN 9:15AM Presented-By Rt Hon Liz Truss Former Prime Minister Matt Schlapp CPAC-Chairman

British (ORG) Matt Schlapp (PERSON) the Conservative Political Action Conference (ORG) Liz Truss (PERSON) CPAC (ORG) London (LOCATION)

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