Revealed: Truss taxpayer handouts now reach over £40k

EMBARGO: Immediate Release

The Liberal Democrats have revealed that taxpayer handouts to ex-PM Liz Truss have already topped £40,000. 

In 2022, Liz Truss was paid £18,660 in severance pay for her failed tenure as Prime Minister. New figures released today in the Cabinet Office annual report show that Liz Truss also claimed £23,310 from her resignation in November 2022 until March 2023 from the ex-PM Public Duty Cost Allowance fund. 

The ex-Prime Minister allowance fund allows former Prime Ministers to claim up to £115,000 a year from the taxpayer.  

This weekend, Liberal Democrats will debate proposals to remove Liz Truss’s access to the ex-Prime Minister allowance fund. 

Liberal Democrats Cabinet Office spokesperson Christine Jardine MP commented: 

“It’s an outrage that while families struggle to pay their bills and put food on the table, Liz Truss profits from her own failure.

“If Liz Truss wants to cut tax she should lead by example and stop taking hardworking British taxpayers for a ride by claiming handouts. 

“The British public will never forgive this shambolic Conservative government. Conservative ministers crashed the economy with all their chaos, and then were rewarded for it. It is time for Rishi Sunak to do the right thing and stop Liz Truss from claiming taxpayers’ cash from the ex-PM fund.”

ENDS 

Notes to Editors: 

Cabinet Office Annual Report and Accounts can be found here.

MP’s entitlement on severance pay can be found in this report.