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”.

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.

Lawyers representing Liz Truss have sent a cease and desist letter to Sir Keir Starmer asking him to stop saying the former prime minister crashed the economy. The letter, first reported by The Telegraph,

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”,