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Liz Truss sends legal letter ordering Starmer to stop saying she crashed economy (www.theguardian.com)

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Liz Truss has sent a legal letter to Keir Starmer demanding he stops making “false and defamatory” claims that she crashed the economy.

The former prime minister sent a six-page “cease and desist” letter accusing Starmer of harming her reputation and contributing to her losing her South West Norfolk seat in the general election.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (12 children)

I'd love to see legal action over this; "No, it's not defamatory - it's a matter of record. Jog on."

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (8 children)

It's purely about making the government waste money.

Or more specifically, making the government hesitate to allow lettuce to force them to waste taxpayers' money in court. She knows full well what ever answer is returned. Looks bad to a large % of voters.

If kier is smart. He will stand up in parliament and state that. Something like.

" She is desperate to make a name for herself, having bankrupted the UK. Either by her own reclass economic actions or by forcing the government to fight expensive libel suits, she has no chance of winning.

So the answer is simple. From now on, I will only address her undeniable economic stupidity in parliament. Where the courts have no jurisdiction over the claims of politicians.

If she wants to silence the truth. She will need to convince one of you MPs to stand up for her proven stupid economic lettuce rot. And risk your seats on the claims as she did."

But more eloquently.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (3 children)

But more eloquently.

So maybe something like: "She can shove her cease and desist up her arse and fuck off while she's doing it!"?