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Don’t be Liz Truss, Badenoch tells Burnham

Politico Europe20 October 2026, 12:41 UTCUnited Kingdom

The Tory leader said the ex-British PM needs to take responsibility for her disastrous 2022 budget as she prepares to publish a new book.

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