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Liz Truss reflects on defeat, why she could have done a better job than Rishi Sunak at the General Election and what's next at the Conservative Party Conference

The former Defra Secretary said that if her mini budget had 'been allowed to succeed', the UK could have been in a better position

Chris Brayford
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"It was difficult for me to get my changes through and deliver that change."
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"It was difficult for me to get my changes through and deliver that change."

Liz Truss has claimed she could have done a better job at the General Election had she remained as Prime Minister. During a Q&A event at the Conservative Party Conference on Monday (September 30), Ms...

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