'Conservative Party could effectively die'

FORMER Tory leader Liz Truss has warned her party "could effectively die" as she criticised the leadership of Rishi Sunak.

- Rebecca McCurdy

The ex-Prime Minister's 90-minute Edinburgh Festival Fringe show saw her share her dislike for her predecessor and go up against audience members who called on her to apologise over her government's mini-Budget which saw interest rates increase and impact mortgage rates.

During the All Talk With Iain Dale show, which was instead hosted by LBC's Matthew Stadlen, Ms Truss told the audience that the Reform Party could replace the Tories as the party representing the right.

She said Reform leader Nigel Farage could have a place in the Tory Party if it recognised the need to break away from "consensus" politics.