Elizabeth Truss

DR ROB DAVIDSON, director of Trade Deal Watch, says the UK’s government new trade deal with Japan is far from a cause for celebration. It is the first sign of our poorer future following Brexit. In the suburbs of Tokyo, it is unlikely that many people will be celebrating the hard fought terms for Stilton cheese […]

A fact checker has dismissed Liz Truss’ claims surrounding the new free trade agreement between the UK and Japan. The international trade secretary last week triumphed the deal as the first major trade deal made by the UK since it left the EU. The department said that the deal will deliver a £1.5 billion boost to […]

Liz Truss has bowed to public pressure and released meetings she had with an influential pro-Brexit think tank which were removed from the public register. Labour accused the trade secretary of performing a “shambolic” U-turn and claimed Truss had been caught trying to bypass rules to stop the “secret lobbying” of ministers. In August, Truss […]

A Tory former minister has called for Liz Truss to resign from her women and equalities minister role. Truss was criticised after she ruled out changes for people to be able to self-identify their gender and change their birth certificates without a medical diagnosis. The Gender Recognition Act currently requires transgender people to go through a lengthy […]