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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Archie Mitchell

Liz Truss spends taxpayer cash on CV training for former staffer

Liz Truss spent £285 of taxpayer cash helping one of her staffers brush up their CV after losing her seat at the general election.

The former prime minister claimed the £285 sum in August – a month after her election defeat – explaining that a “staff member asked if the cost of this could be covered and took training or help to assist with their CV”.

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