Outgoing PM tells successor he should continue cutting taxes and keep planned rise in defence spending
An unapologetic Liz Truss urged her successor as prime minister to “be bold” as she laid down the gauntlet by suggesting Rishi Sunak should continue cutting taxes and keep the planned rise in defence spending.
In her final speech outside No 10 before going on holiday, Truss showed no sign of contrition for the chaos that engulfed her 50-day premiership.