Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng are in “lockstep” over scrapping the top rate of income tax, a spokesperson for the Chancellor has said.
Ms Truss was accused of throwing the chancellor “under the bus” after she said the move to abolish the 45p rate was his idea and had not been discussed in Cabinet.
But now a spokesperson for the chancellor has sought to clarify matters, saying: "As the PM said this morning, the 45p rate raises very little and makes our tax system more complicated.
"While the chancellor obviously makes all tax decisions, the prime minister and Kwasi are in lockstep on this."
The Prime Minister also insisted she has a “very clear plan” for the economy as she faced questions from Laura Kuenssberg on Sunday morning.
Also present on the programme was former Cabinet minister Michael Gove who remained coy over his support for the new tax plans, saying he was “profoundly” concerned about Ms Truss’s vast tax cuts
Later he was asked about his support as he arrived at the conference centre but refused to be drawn, saying “we’ll wait to see what’s brought forward”.
