Liz Truss oversaw jump in credit card spending at Foreign Office

Guardian analysis of data shows officials spent more under former PM than predecessor Dominic Raab

Liz Truss oversaw a major jump in spending on government credit cards at the Foreign Office when she took over, a Guardian analysis shows, with spending on restaurants, bars, leisure activities and hotels all rising sharply during her time in office.

An analysis of data collated by the Labour party shows officials spent far more on procurement cards under the former prime minister than they had under her predecessor, Dominic Raab.