Liz Truss was accused of making a second major U-turn within a week, after her campaign tried to play down suggestions there would be no “handouts” to help millions of struggling people through an already worsening cost of living crisis this winter.
Having been forced to abandon plans to cut public sector pay for roles outside London and the south-east, a senior Truss supporter was dispatched over the weekend to temper comments she made about emergency support payments given rising energy costs.
