Prime Minister Liz Truss has insisted that the UK Government’s tax-cutting measures are the “right plan”, in the face of rising energy bills and to get the economy growing, despite market turmoil sparked by the Chancellor’s mini-budget.
In her first public comments since the market chaos, she defended Kwasi Kwarteng’s measures, insisting “urgent action” was needed, although she admitted the government’s decisions have been “controversial”.
During a round of local radio appearances this morning, the Prime Minister told BBC Radio Leeds: “We had to take urgent action to get our economy growing, get Britain moving and also deal with inflation.
