Liz Truss is facing calls to turn down the allowance of up to £115,000 a year she can receive as a former Prime Minister. The Liberal Democrats said it will leave a "bitter taste" if she claims the payment in the wake of her brief and tumultuous tenure in Downing Street.
Ms Truss resigned as Prime Minister this afternoon after 45 days in office marked by turmoil, sparking the second Tory leadership election in four months. Ms Truss said her successor would be elected by next week.
The public costs duty allowance was introduced in 1991 in the wake of the resignation of Margaret Thatcher to support former Prime Ministers in their public duties after they leave office. But Lib Dem cabinet office spokeswoman Christine Jardine said it would be "unconscionable" if Ms Truss were to receive it after such a short time in office.
