Truss legal threat to PM over claim she crashed economy
Briefly

"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'..."
"Downing Street has been approached for comment. But Commons leader Lucy Powell told MPs 'we won't cease and desist from telling the truth that they [the Conservatives] crashed the economy'..."
"Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones said the actions taken by the Conservatives in government were 'not just reckless and negligent - they had a direct impact on family finances'..."
"Economists have warned these rising costs could force further tax rises or cuts in spending as the government tries to meet its self-imposed borrowing targets..."
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