Why is Liz Truss threatening to sue Keir Starmer?
Liz Truss - reports the Telegraph - has sent the Prime Minister a 'Cease and desist' letter threatening him with legal action for saying that she 'crashed the economy'. Her lawyers contest that the statement is 'false and defamatory' and contributed to her losing her Norfolk seat in the election.
So, what is the free speech champion hoping to achieve by this legal battle? And how do we decide if she 'did' crash the economy? We chat to her ally, Mark Littlewood.
Later, the Chancellor is heading to China just when rising borrowing costs are throwing the bond markets into turmoil. Is this wise?…
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