UK too soft on China and must stand up to communist regime, warns Liz Truss

Former PM to make first speech since her turbulent stint at No 10

Former Tory leader Liz Truss will warn her successor Rishi Sunak that Britain has been too soft towards China, as she urges the UK government and its allies to “stand up” to the communist regime.

The ex-prime minister, ousted by her own party after only six weeks in Downing Street, is due to speak about foreign policy at an event in Japan.

Ms Truss is also expected to call on G7 leaders to agree urgently to a sanctions package to be used against Beijing in the event of further military escalation around Taiwan.