Liz Truss travel bill in last months as foreign secretary hit nearly £2m

Exclusive: Lib Dems accuse PM of taking taxpayer for a ride' with expense of 20 overseas trips between January and June this year

Liz Truss racked up a bill of almost 2m on overseas visits during her final months as foreign secretary, according to new analysis that the Liberal Democrats said showed she had quite literally been taking the taxpayer for a ride".

In 20 trips during the first six months of the year, a total of 1.8m was spent, despite the now prime minister's call for prudence with public money and government departments being told to find efficiency savings".