Liz Truss is the Remainer who became the darling of the Brexiteers for the way she has seized the opportunities of leaving the EU with gusto.

However, Ms Truss did say "left-behind areas" would be prioritised for new Investment Zones. They will offer tax breaks and planning reforms in a push to create jobs and build more houses.

Liz Truss has pulled off arguably the biggest coup in British political history by making Boris Johnson’s tenure look boring by comparison, writes Matthew Flinders.