17 hours ago Liz Truss: cease and desist letter to Keir Starmer explained, did Prime Minister's budget 'crash' the economy?

Truss’ lawyers say claiming she crashed the economy is ‘false and misleading’ 🥬

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17 hours ago 'Stop saying I crashed the economy,' says Liz Truss. Is it possible to gaslight an entire country? | Hugh Muir

The former PM has sent a cease and desist letter to the current one. Will everyone who thinks she was useless get one next?The problem with worrying about megalomaniacs on the web and wildfires in Los Angeles is that we have been distracted from the very real plight of Liz Truss.She is the victim of a very special kind of injustice: people think she was a terrible prime minister, whose doings were disastrous for the economy, resulting in her defenestration by her own party – and what’s worse, people keep saying so.Hugh Muir is the Guardian’s executive editor, Opinion Continue reading...

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18 hours ago Keir Starmer refuses to stop accusing Liz Truss of 'crashing the economy' because he speaks for 'millions of voters' despite her threat to SUE PM

Lawyers acting for the former Conservative leader have written a 'cease and desist' letter to the current occupant of No10 over comments he made during the election campaign.

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20 hours ago Liz Truss sends legal letter ordering Starmer to stop saying she crashed economy

‘Cease and desist’ letter accuses PM of harming her reputation and contributing to her losing her seatUK politics live – latest updatesLiz Truss has sent a legal letter to Keir Starmer demanding he stops making “false and defamatory” claims that she crashed the economy.The former prime minister sent a six-page “cease and desist” letter accusing Starmer of harming her reputation and contributing to her losing her South West Norfolk seat in the general election. Continue reading...

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21 hours ago Liz Truss sends Starmer cease and desist letter over claims she crashed economy

The letter claims that suggestions she ‘crashed’ the economy are ‘false and misleading’.

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22 hours ago Liz Truss's lawyers demand Keir Starmer stops saying she crashed the economy

Lawyers for 49-day wrecking ball Prime Minister Liz Truss have written to Keir Starmer saying that statements before the General Election were 'defamatory' and damaged her reputation

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23 hours ago Truss sends cease and desist to Starmer demanding he stop saying she crashed the economy

The former prime minister’s lawyers claim the frequently-made criticism is ‘false and defamatory’

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