Liz Truss’s bid to stop people from talking about how she crashed the economy has spectacularly backfired as ‘Liz Truss crashes the economy’ dominates the headlines.

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”.

Lawyers say Sir Keir Starmer's comments about former prime minister Liz Truss "crashing" the economy were "false and misleading". | ITV News Anglia

Cease and desist’ letter accuses British PM of making ‘false and defamatory’ claims on Truss’ disastrous 2022 mini-budget

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.