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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Adam Forrest

Liz Truss trying to distract from ‘rubbish’ leadership by picking on Treasury, says ex-civil service chief

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Liz Truss and her government are attacking the Treasury to distract from “rubbish” leadership on Britain’s economy over the past decade, a former cabinet secretary has claimed.

The prime minister’s decision to oust Sir Tom Scholar as permanent secretary at the Treasury as part of plan to bring in “pro-growth” policy has sparked a huge backlash in Whitehall.

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