Liz Truss accused of using 'fabricated' Rothschild quote in new memoir

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Liz Truss has been accused of using a "fabricated" quote from Mayer Amschel Rothschild in her explosive new memoir.

The Council of Deputies of British Jews said a "fabricated" quote, attributed to the German Jewish banker and founder of the Rothschild banking dynasty, was used by the former prime minister in her recently published book Ten Years to Save the West >.. p>

The organization said it had written to its publisher Biteback, who it said was consequently forced to apologize and promised to remove the quote from the e-book and any future print editions.

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Former Prime Minister's memoir 'Ten Years to Save the West' was published on Tuesday (PA)

The former leader conservative wrote in his book, published Tuesday: "If only the words attributed to Mayer Amschel Rothschild, of the famous banking family, had been heeded: 'Allow me to issue and control the currency of a nation, and I don't care who makes their laws.'"

However, writing on Twitter/X on Thursday, the Board of Deputies of British Jews said: "We have written to Biteback Publishing regarding a fabricated quote attributed to Mayer Amschel Rothschild, which appeared in the recently published book, "Ten Years to Save the World" by Liz Truss.

"The publishing house apologized for this quote cited in error and for failing to identify its false nature during the fact-checking process.

"They promised that it would be removed from the ebook version and all future print editions of the book.

"We thank them for their quick response."

In fact, the quote is not attributable to anyone, according to the Grammarphobia blog. Its first mention is thought to have been in 1908, with research suggesting the quote is a variation of the English proverb a few centuries earlier: "Let me make the songs [or ballads] of a nation, and I care not whose do. laws."

A source close to Ms Truss told The Independent: "Liz came across the quote and thought it was a useful way of illustrating a update on the Bank of England. Many online sources said it was attributed to Rothschild, so she simply attributed it that way. Obviously it didn't mean anything more. Tuesday when she held her book upside down while promoting it on American television. The old bonus...