Readers have accused Liz Truss of "throwing her cabinet under the bus" after she said in a BBC interview that she had not asked them about scrapping the top rate of income tax. The move to abolish the 45p rate was presented in a mini-budget by Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng and it has proved the be one of the more controversial elements of the Government's financial package.
Opposition politicians and campaigners say that the Government is prioritising the rich, but the Prime Minister believes that such measures will provide an incentive to the wealthiest to invest in the UK, therefore eventually benefitting everyone. But appearing on the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme, Liz Truss admitted that the full cabinet had not been consulted on the income tax move.
Asked if she discussed the controversial move with the whole Cabinet, the Prime Minister said: "No, no we didn't. It was a decision the Chancellor made.
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"When budgets are developed, they are developed in a very confidential way, they're very market-sensitive. Of course the cabinet is briefed, but it is never the case that on budgets they are something created by the whole cabinet."
But Nottinghamshire Live readers have reacted angrily to the Prime Minister's comments. Also referencing Liz Truss' comments during the leadership campaign that the UK needs to "ignore" Nicola Sturgeon, Josephine Pritchard said: "She's showing her true character, first she slags the Scottish minister off, and now she's kicking her cabinet minister under the bus."
Claire Griffin said: "Already throwing her cabinet under the bus.....however the vital bit she's missing is that she didn't have to agree to it." Peter Bramley said: "She said before she became Prime Minister she would cut taxes for the wealthy, so don't try to blame anyone else for that."
Many readers felt that a general election was needed to decide on the political future of the country. But Mark Langham added: "With the political parties as they [are] presently, none are worthy of a vote."
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