Liz Truss

Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss attends the 'Popular Conservatives' conference on 6 February 2024 in London (Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Liz Truss makes legal threat to the PM - what you need to know

Truss, who served as Prime Minister in 2022, lost her seat earlier this year at the General Election.

Liz Truss sends legal letter to Keir Starmer

Boris Johnson meeting the Queen when he became Prime Minister Picture: Getty Images

'Queen had bone cancer' claims former PM Boris Johnson in new book

Liz Truss abruptly left the stage during a pro-Trump campaign event after activists displayed a banner featuring a lettuce with googly eyes and the message "I crashed the economy."

Former PM storms off stage after lettuce prank

Former prime minister Liz Truss.

Liz Truss bashes Rishi Sunak and says Tories “could effectively die”

Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss. Credit: Mark Hall/Getty

Gambling scandal is a fitting way for tawdry Tories to bow out Ralph Blackburn

Holly Valance arriving at the GQ Men Of The Year Awards in London. Picture: Ian West/PA Wire

Soap star in MP bid

Rishi Sunak wants to ban smoking for a generation. Credit: Kim Mogg/Getty

Explainer MPs vote for lifetime smoking ban

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak appearing before the Commons Liaison Committee at the House of Commons, London. PIC: House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA Wire

Analysis Five takeaways from Rishi Sunak’s appearance at the Liaison Committee

The war on smoking is merely a common-sense health policy - but even if it was as war, it's not one worth opposing

I'm fed up of right-wing nutjobs declaring war on wars Tom Morton

Farmers have Brexit beef with the Australia trade deal. Credit: Kim Mogg/Adobe

Brexit beef: farmers cannot export Down Under despite trade deal

Nick Candy and Holly Valance arrive for the Conservative Summer Party at the V&A in June 2022 (Photo: Ricky Vigil/Getty Images)

Holly Valance backs Jacob Rees-Mogg for PM and attacks left at PopCon

Labour is calling for reform on ministerial severance pay. Credit: Mark Hall/Adobe

Explainer Labour calls for reform on ministerial severance pay as £1m paid out

Lee Anderson spoke at the Popular Conservatism movement's launch rally on Tuesday (Photo: Victoria Jones/PA Wire)

Senior Tory claims 'only weirdos care about net zero'

Tory MP Kwasi Kwarteng, former Chancellor under Liz Truss, has announced that he will step down at the next general election. (Credit: Getty Images)

Ex-Chancellor to step down at general election

Meeting on knife crime: (L-R) Kam Parmar, Scott Fitzsimmons, Paul Cunningham, Yvette Cooper, Rav Jones, Gen Kitchen, Fr Ben Lewis, Jane Capps. Credit: Labour

Politics Uncovered newsletter: how to solve knife crime? Ralph Blackburn

Talks are ongoing between India and the UK over a trade deal. Credit: Mark Hall

PM will have to choose between migration crackdown or India trade deal
Rishi Sunak thinks legal migration has been "too high" and must come down quickly, however this could affect negotiations over an India trade deal.
Ralph Blackburn

NationalWorld: time to end £1m chaos payments.

Time to end chaos of £1 million pay-outs to ministerial merry-go-round Ralph Blackburn

Liz Truss has given a peerage to Jon Moynihan, who donated £53,000 to her leadership campaign to become prime minister

Analysis £53,000 - seat in the House of Lords or a caravan in Cumbria?

Tim Martin will be the latest knight of the realm as he joins New Year's honours list

New Year's Honours: why the politicised system should be abolished Steven Ross

Some of the weirdest moments of the year: WhatsApps, grey squirrels, Rishi Sunak, Nadine Dorries and Boris Johnson (still). Credit: Getty/Adobe/Getty

The weirdest political moments of 2023: from f*** pigs to Elon Musk Ralph Blackburn

Watch moment Wilko boss tells MP she 'let down' staff and shoppers

More money than ever is being donated to parties on both sides of the house in Parliament. Credit: Kim Mogg/Getty/Adobe

Government criticised for hiking the limit on anonymous donations

Jeremy Hunt. Credit: Getty/Mark Hall

Jeremy Hunt promises cuts but Tory stealth tax will still hit millions Ralph Blackburn

The most controversial UK political appointments and cabinet decisions including Michael Heseltine, David Cameron and Suella Braverman. Composite image by NationalWorld/Kim Mogg.

Most controversial UK political appointments and cabinet decisions

The effigy of London Mayor Sadiq Khan at Edenbridge in Kent

Celebs and politicians turned into effigies on past Bonfire Nights

Nigel Farage is the latest politician to be linked to I'm A Celebrity 2023. Photograph by Getty

I’m A Celebrity 2023: Is Nigel Farage set to join plus rumoured start?

Rishi Sunak has only delivered on one of the five promises he made in his first speech. Credit: Mark Hall/Getty

Analysis Has Rishi Sunak delivered on his promises from his first speech as PM?
One year on from Rishi Sunak entering Number 10, politics editor Ralph Blackburn looks back at his first speech and how many promises he's delivered on.
Ralph Blackburn

Labour Party Conference 2023: Dates, location and key events

Labour Party Conference 2023: Dates, location and speeches

Liz Truss has been claiming from fund for ex-prime ministers despite only 49 days in office (Getty Images)

Liz Truss claims from fund for ex-PMs despite only 49 days in office

Liz Truss has resigned as Prime Minister after just 44 full days in office

Timeline of Liz Truss’s 44 days as Prime Minister - one year on

Jeremy Hunt is still having to contend with the spectre of Liz Truss’s Mini Budget (images: AFP/Getty Images/Adobe)

Explainer Autumn Statement 2023: date of Jeremy Hunt’s next Budget speech

Gillian Keegan was appointed Education Secretary by Rishi Sunak. Credit: Getty Images

Explainer Gillian Keegan caught swearing over RAAC crisis - who is she?

There are major concerns about what will happen when the Bank of England stops buying government bonds (image: AFP/Getty Images)

Explainer What are bonds? Term explained as UK borrowing costs hit record level

Jeremy Hunt says high government borrowing has come about as a result of Covid-19 and the energy crisis (images: AFP/Getty Images)

Explainer How government borrowing works as latest figures ‘rule out’ tax cuts

Taylor Swift performs during her Eras Tour at Sofi stadium in Inglewood, California, August 7, 2023

Taylor Swift's famous UK fans - including two Prime Ministers

NationalWorld says it's time to tighten up politicians' rules and give taxpayers value for money. Credit: Getty/Kim Mogg

Time to tighten up parliament rules and give taxpayers value for money Ralph Blackburn

Liz Truss has given her resignation honours, despite only serving for 49 days as Prime Minister. Credit: Getty/Kim Mogg

Liz Truss is showing the hubris she had as PM by giving out honours Ralph Blackburn

British Prime Minister Liz Truss makes a statement prior to her formal resignation outside Number 10 in Downing Street on October 25, 2022 in London, England. Rishi Sunak will take office as the UK's 57th Prime Minister today after he was appointed as Conservative leader yesterday. He was the only candidate to garner 100-plus votes from Conservative MPs in the contest for the top job. He said his aim was to unite his party and the country. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Who is potentially on Liz Truss’ resignation honours list?

Boris Johnson and Liz Truss received £18,660 each in severance payments after they stood down as Prime Minister, annual government accounts have shown. Credit: Mark Hall / NationalWorld

Boris Johnson and Liz Truss received £18K after resigning as PM

Ben Wallace will step down as defence secretary at the next cabinet reshuffle

Ben Wallace to step down as defence secretary

Boris Johnson earns over £21k an hour for his roles outside of politics

Boris Johnson makes £21k as second job earnings revealed

Charging journalists to attend the Tory conference isn’t on Tom Hourigan

The International Monetary Fund plays a key role in global economics (image: AFP/Getty Images)

Explainer What is the IMF? Organisation explained as it upgrades UK outlook

Dominic Raab. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Dominic Raab will stand down as MP at next general election

Section 21 notices - or no fault evictions - are evictions served without a reason. (Credit: Adobe)

Explainer What is a section 21 notice eviction form - will they be banned?

Theresa May, Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak, Boris Johnson and Suella Braverman on top of Shakespeare's Macbeth (Kim Mogg / NationalWorld)

Why Shakespeare’s Macbeth is still as relevant as ever in UK politics Suswati Basu

Liz Truss speaking in Taiwan. Credit: Getty

China should be classified as a threat to UK security, Truss says

Lord President of the Council, Penny Mordaunt, carrying the Sword of State, in the procession through Westminster Abbey ahead of the coronation ceremony of King Charles III and Queen Camilla in London. Picture: PA

Penny Mordaunt’s role in coronation explained

The FTSE 100 is a key metric of how the global economy is doing (image: AFP/Getty Images)

Explainer How the FTSE 100 works and why it matters - explained

Student loans will not be scrapped if Labour wins the next general election, Sir Keir Starmer has said (image: Getty Images)

Explainer Labour ‘likely’ to scrap tuition fee pledge, Sir Keir Starmer says

Liz Truss finds out the bill she owes the UK taxpayers. Credit: Fergus Boylan

Liz Truss finds out bill she owes taxpayers - NationalWorld cartoon

When Liz Truss became Conservative party leader and Prime Minister, Nicola Sturgeon called for a general election (Picture: Rob Pinney/Getty Images)

Liz Truss contests ‘£12,000 bill over use of country house’

Government borrowing is very different to the sort of borrowing households do (image: AFP/Getty Images)

Explainer UK borrowing hits near record high amid energy and inflation crises

Gary Neville mocks former PM Liz Truss on Twitter

Most of the top 10 most expensive coastal locations are situated in the South West (images: Adobe)

Top 10 most expensive seaside towns revealed by Halifax

Could Liz Truss make an appearance in the next season of I'm A Celeb? (Credit: Getty Images/ITV Pictures)

Bookmakers already giving Liz Truss betting odds for I’m A Celeb