Liz Truss

Five times this year, when the chips have been down for prime minister Boris Johnson, his foreign secretary Elizabeth Truss has taken to Twitter to say she ...

There was speculation last night that Ms Truss had been in the frame to take over from Mr Sunak as chancellor - a vacancy which former education secretary Nadhim Zahawi has now filled. Steven Swinford, political editor of the Times, did tweet last night that Ms Truss "is staying and remains 100pc behind the PM", while others have reported that sources close to the foreign secretary have said she is backing Johnson. From his apologies for parties during Covid lockdown to his success in seeing off a no confidence vote last month, the South West Norfolk MP has been quick to publicly express her loyalty to Mr Johnson during every recent crisis.