Thérèse Coffey was turned down for Labour Treasury job

Thérèse Coffey was one of Liz Truss’s closest allies during the latter’s 45-day stint as prime minister. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA

A former Conservative deputy prime minister who lost her seat at the last general election applied for a job in Labour’s Treasury department.

Thérèse Coffey also had a stint as the health secretary and was one of Liz Truss’s fiercest allies when she was prime minister.