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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Ryan Merrifield

Tory minister's wife calls Liz Truss 'an imbecile' after sacking him to appoint a crony

The wife of a sacked Tory minister has called Liz Truss “an imbecile” in a fiery Twitter rant.

Felicity Cornelius-Mercer shared the supposed exchange the new PM had with ex-Veterans’ Affairs chief Johnny Mercer, then admitted in another post she was “feeling bitter”.

The MP for Plymouth, Moor View said he was “disappointed” to have lost his job, but added that Ms Truss was “entitled to reward her supporters” and that he accepted her decision.

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