Does Liz Truss think she is still an MP
Particularly after a stunt by Led By Donkeys (centrists not far leftists btw)who unveiled a joke banner while Liz Truss was speaking at an event in Beccles, there has been a debate about whether she is now a private figure and should be left alone or is still someone worthy of criticism.
Truss is a private figure in the sense she has no current public role. She remains however a public figure, as a former PM.
A rather odd twist to all this has developed after the MP who replaced her in South-West Norfolk Terry Jermy noted that he had not been passed any of her casework.
Data Protection rules apply but the Information Commissioners Office guidance is clear. Casework held by a former MP should either be destroyed if no longer current or passed to the new MP with the consent of the individual concerned.
The fact that Truss has not done this may suggest that she was not really doing casework or that it is in such a mess it cant easily be passed on.
There is a third possibility, somehow Truss thinks she is still an MP
A spokesperson for former South West Norfolk MP Truss told the on Friday: “Liz is diligently completing outstanding casework. Of course, due to data protection laws she cannot simply hand over constituents’ confidential information.”
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