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".