Pauline Hanson wants to ’round up’ and move opponents to island in interview former UK PM
Pauline Hanson said she wants to round up her political opponents and move them to an island during an interview with Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister, Liz Truss.
In the 30-minute sit-down, the One Nation leader or self-described “convicted politician” criticised the media, migration, multiculturalism, climate change policies, international laws and her colleagues in Australia.
Pauline Hanson during an interview with the shortest-serving British prime minister Liz Truss. Liz Truss
She targeted the “Greenies and a couple of independents” when asked whether there was a group of politicians with progressive ideology in Australia.
“How about we just round them all up and give them an island or somewhere? So you go and do what you want to do over there. Leave us alone,” Hanson said.
“Didn’t we try that with Australia in the first place,” Truss responded.
“Oh, yes, it did,” Hanson said as she laughed.
Truss made British history as the shortest-serving prime minister, leading the country for only 49 days before resigning after a poorly received budget and Queen Elizabeth’s death.
She is one of 10 prime ministers to resign in a decade of turbulent politics in the UK.
Labour Leader Keir Starmer announced his resignation late last month, following poor polling results and dissatisfaction with the government, with newly elected MP Andy Burnham expected to take the helm in a matter of weeks.
Liz Truss questions Pauline Hanson on her show. Liz Truss
Hanson likened the state of British politics to Australia and said conservatives like the Tories, scandal-laden Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage and MP Rupert Lowe had the “real spirit”.
“I haven’t been a minister, and I’ve never been in government, but I see the incompetent ministers that we have in Australia that should not be in those portfolios,” she said.
“I don’t see the fight in them.”
The populist leader used her legal battle with Green Senator and Deputy Leader Mehreen Faruqi as an example of what she is “up against” in Australia.
Hanson was found guilty of racial discrimination when she told Faruqi to “piss off back to Pakistan” over a social media post she had made about Queen Elizabeth’s death in 2022.
She is currently appealing that decision.
Hanson said she is in the UK on a “fact-finding mission” as she meets with conservative figures like Farage and Islamophobic agitator Tommy Robinson, and attends the Conservative Political Action Conference.
Pauline Hanson confronts locals with far-right anti-Islam agitator Tommy Robinson. Tommy Robinson
Robinson made headlines after his appearance on former Today Show host Karl Stefanovic’s personal podcast led to the journalist’s departure from Nine.
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Robinson has now taken Hanson, who came out in defence of Stefanovic, around his hometown of Luton to see Muslim businesses, confront locals about migration and question migrants on how they had entered the country.
“She’s destined to be the next leader of Australia, so she’s foreseeing a lot of the problems in the UK that are on their way to Australia,” Robinson said of Hanson in a snippet posted to his social media.
“So she’s come over. I’m going to show her my hometown.”
In the video, Hanson said: “I’m gobsmacked because I wouldn’t think that I was in England.”
Hanson has a full-length podcast episode with Robinson coming out shortly.
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