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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Charlotte Hawes

How Liz Truss' husband forgave her affair and how they got marriage back on track

Liz Truss recently moved in to Number 10 Downing Street with her husband Hugh O'Leary and their two teenage daughters following her win in the Tory leadership race last month.

However, things have not always been plain sailing for the married pair, as it came to light in 2000 that Ms Truss was having an affair with former Tory MP Mark Field, then Shadow Minister for London... and her political mentor.

The relationship began in 2004 and reportedly ended in 2005, but the affair wasn't revealed until a year later - six years on from Ms Truss' wedding to her long-term partner.

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