This September 2022 episode of BBC's Newscast podcast delves into Liz Truss — her political career, what she believes, and who she is away from the cameras.

Newscast is a daily podcast from the BBC. In each episode, hosts Adam Fleming and Chris Mason talk about the day's news and political developments.

This episode from August 2022 profiles Liz Truss, who was then in a Conservative Party leadership race against Rishi Sunak and has since become Prime Minister.

Through talking to Truss's former special adviser Kirsty Buchanan, university peer and director of the Institute for Economic Affairs Mark Littlewood, and Times Radio's political correspondent Charlotte Ivers, Fleming reveals the new PM's history and politics.