Senior Tories warn Liz Truss risks undermining Rishi Sunak with Taiwan trip

Ex-PM to warn the West must ‘get real’ about military and defence cooperation in the region

Liz Truss’s visit to Taiwan risks undermining Rishi Sunak on the world stage, senior Conservatives have warned.

The former prime minister was accused of embarking on a trip that looks “selfish and disloyal” and which will “complicate” the government’s position on China.

It comes as Mr Sunak prepares to attend his first meeting of the G7 group of world leaders, at which the issue of how to deal with China is expected to be discussed.