Liz Truss

The UK's shortest ever serving prime minister, Liz Truss, has claimed she was brought down by a "left-wing economic establishment" in an essay and interview.

In her first detailed comments since her brief premiership, the former prime minister acknowledged that she was not 'blameless'.

She is expected to make a number of media appearances in the coming week, having kept a low profile since becoming the shortest-lived prime minister in history.