Former British prime minister Liz Truss has sent a legal letter telling Sir Keir Starmer to stop claiming she “crashed the economy”. The cease and desist letter, sent on Wednesday by UK law firm Asserson and seen by the Financial Times, claims statements about her actions are “false and defamatory”.

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

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