Liz Truss has sent Keir Starmer a cease and desist letter demanding he stops saying she crashed the economy. The former prime minister – who was in office for the historically short period of just 49 days – has rallied her legal team to warn the Labour leader that such remarks are likely to “cause serious harm to her reputation”.

Liz Truss' lawyers have sent a cease and desist letter to Sir Keir Starmer over his claims she "crashed the economy".

Lawyers for the former PM, who was forced to resign in disgrace after a disastrous 49 days in office, sent a 'cease and desist' letter to Mr Starmer about "false and defamatory public statements you m

Former Prime Minister Liz Truss has sent a legal "cease and desist" letter to Sir Keir Starmer demanding he stop saying she "crashed the economy". Her lawyers argue the claim made repeatedly by Sir Keir is "false and defamatory", and harmed her politically in the run-up to losing her South West Norfolk seat in the general election.

Liz Truss’s legal "cease and desist" letter to Sir Keir Starmer demanding he stop saying she "crashed the economy" was done for ‘publicity,’ according to former Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng.

Liz Truss has issued Sir Keir Starmer with a cease and desist letter, warning him to stop saying she “crashed the economy”. The former prime minister’s lawyers have said the remarks - made since the lead up to the general election - are likely to “cause serious harm to her reputation”, claiming they are “false and defamatory”.

A letter sent to the current PM suggests his words may have contributed to the ex-PM sensationally losing her seat at the election.

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Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss, who famously lost a longevity contest with a lettuce, sent a cease and desist letter to current Prime Minister Keir Starmer for criticizing her record on the economy.