Overview

• Liz Truss wrote in The Telegraph that Badenoch is “repeating spurious narratives” to deflect from the real failures of 14 years of Conservative government.
• In the same publication, Badenoch argued Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves have “not learnt the lessons of the mini-Budget” and are making “even bigger mistakes” with Labour spending.
• Speaking from a farm near Saffron Walden on August 5, Badenoch said Truss “carries quite a lot of that blame” for policies during her decade-plus in government.
• Truss insists her 2022 mini-Budget was the “right approach at the right time” and blames its collapse on the Bank of England and unsupportive MPs.
• The exchange underscores the party’s ongoing struggle to reclaim economic credibility and shape its narrative after successive leadership crises and election losses.