Liz Truss insists she will 'pay for missing items' from luxury government house after being billed £12,000
Ms Truss has been billed around £12,000 by the Cabinet Office for missing items from Chevening House, but the ex-PM has said she will fight the bill and has demanded an "accurate invoice".
The £12,000 bill covers the time Ms Truss spent there while she was planning to replace Boris Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party.Ms Truss has insisted that the majority of items on the bill, including food and drink, relates to government business, arguing that she is not liable for the bill.
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