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”.

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

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”.

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

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.