Prime Minister Liz Truss has been an outspoken critic of the Beijing government, repeatedly warning the UK will take a hard line on Chinese aggression. She also claims to be on the side of British businesses, pledged a change of direction in relations with Beijing.
Just two years ago, Ms Truss visited a pottery in Stoke-on-Trent and vowed to champion the British ceramics industry. So it came as a shock to some attending the Conservative Party Conference that her 'Liz for Leader' mugs had been manufactured - in China.
The £14.99 mugs were on sale on the shelves at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham. As reported by The Mirror, one unimpressed attendee said: "What's wrong with British crockery?"
