Liz Truss reveals campaign donations, including £100k from wife of ex-BP exec

Contributions were disclosed minutes before the new PM announced details of her plan to tackle rising energy bills

Liz Truss raised more than 420,000 in donations for her successful Conservative leadership bid, with the biggest single contribution made by the wife of a former BP executive.

Contributions to the new prime minister's costly campaign were disclosed just minutes before she revealed details of her long-awaited plan to tackle spiralling energy bills.