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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Dan Bloom

Liz Truss ally refuses 9 TIMES to back cost-of-living 'handouts' in toe-curling interview

A key Liz Truss ally today refused NINE times to say if she will give so-called “handouts” to the poorest to deal with this winter’s cost-of-living catastrophe.

In a toe-curling interview, Brandon Lewis defended the favourite for next PM after she was accused of a U-turn over cash payments to Brits.

Tory leadership frontrunner Ms Truss sparked chaos on the weekend by saying: “The way I would do things is in a Conservative way of lowering the tax burden, not giving out handouts".

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