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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Amy Gibbons

Truss said being Foreign Secretary was bottom of her wish list, Stewart claims

PA Wire

Liz Truss once told former cabinet minister Rory Stewart that she found foreign affairs “really boring” and being Foreign Secretary was bottom of her wish list, he has alleged.

Ms Truss, who has held the senior cabinet role since September 2021, was also accused of seemingly thinking the job is “about Instagram”, by former Downing Street director of communications, Alastair Campbell.

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