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Liz Truss responds to being compared to a lettuce
- The former prime minister was asked whether she thought her time at Downing Street had made the UK 'an international laughing stock'.
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Liz Truss only to blame for half of mini-Budget bond meltdown
Liz Truss’s mini-Budget was only responsible for half of the sudden jump in government borrowing costs in September 2022, new research has suggested.
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Tory MP Tom Tugendhat Left Squirming At Reminder Of How He Once Backed Liz Truss's Leadership Bid
The shadow security minister is running to be Conservative Party leader.
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Kamala Harris not among ‘brilliant American women in politics’, says Liz Truss
Kamala Harris is not among the “brilliant American women in politics”, former UK prime minister Liz Truss said. Ms Truss, who served as prime minister for six weeks before stepping down following a disastrous mini-budget, joined Fox News on Tuesday (23 July) to share her thoughts on Ms Harris running for president. Ms Truss said: “I think there have been some brilliant American women in politics but I don’t think Kamala Harris is one of them.”
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In Case You Missed It, Liz Truss Told Republicans All About Her Shower Head In A Convention Speech
The ex-PM said she would be "proudly installing" it as a "symbol of liberty".
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Samantha Morton defends Liz Truss and hits out at ‘double standards’ for female politicians
‘The Serpent Queen’ star called out ‘vitrol’ at former prime minister
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Nigel Farage And Liz Truss Have 2 Very Uncomfortable Reactions When Asked About Potential Trump Meetings
Asked why he was not with his Clacton constituents instead, the Reform Party leader said: "What's it got to do with you?"
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Liz Truss Writes To Civil Service Again Over 'Matter Of Deep Concern To British Public'
She is still complaining that briefing notes "impugned my name without evidence," even though mentions of her premiership have now been removed.
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Republican Convention Attendees Do Not Seem To Know Who Liz Truss Is
"I don't know who that is. Should I?"
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OBR overhaul will not prevent Liz Truss-style crisis, Reeves warned
A “fiscal lock” proposed by Rachel Reeves would fail to prevent future reckless spending by governments, a former top official has said, despite the new Chancellor’s pledge to block any repeat of the Liz Truss crisis.
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Liz Truss 'disaster' mini-budget reference removed from King's Speech after former PM complained
References to Liz Truss's "disaster" mini-budget have been removed from documents related to the King's Speech after the former prime minister complained to the Cabinet Office. The ex-Tory MP, who lost her seat in the general election two weeks ago, wrote to the cabinet secretary Simon Case on Wednesday, claiming officials had breached the civil service code for "repeated references personally to me and actions undertaken by my government in the context of a political attack". The documents in
