Liz Truss slammed giving "handouts" to struggling Brits amidst the deepening cost of living deepens as "Gordon Brown economics".
The Tory leadership frontrunner claimed crisis talks now to deal with the problem would be "bizarre" and a "kangaroo committee" - despite warnings annual energy bills will top £4,200 from January.
She repeatedly criticised Mr Brown, the former Prime Minister who made earnest pleas for Tories to come together and tackle the crisis before kids go hungry earlier this week.
