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Reuters
Reuters
Business
By Andrew MacAskill and Kylie MacLellan

Truss faces new challenge over UK welfare payments

British Prime Minister Liz Truss returns to her hotel as Britain's Conservative Party's annual conference continues, in Birmingham, Britain, October 4, 2022. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

British Prime Minister Liz Truss triggered a new row in her party on Tuesday by suggesting she could limit increases in benefit payments to less than soaring inflation as she seeks ways to fund her tax-cutting growth plan.

Britain's new leader has endured a tumultuous time since she came to power on Sept. 6, first leading national mourning for Queen Elizabeth before releasing an economic package that sent international investors bolting for the exits.

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