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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Dan Bloom

Liz Truss promises NO cuts despite '£60bn needed' as Keir Starmer blasts her 'madness'

Liz Truss today promised she will make NO public spending cuts - despite experts saying she needs to slash £60billion just to pay for her tax cuts bonanza.

In comments that could spook the markets further, the PM stuck by a pledge in July - when she told the Mirror: "I'm very clear I'm not planning public spending reductions."

Yesterday the IFS think tank warned “fiscal tightening” of £62bn will be needed by 2026/27 to bring down debt after the mini-Budget funded tax cuts with £70bn of borrowing.

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