Liz Truss has insisted her 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 mini-budget market chaos, Truss defended Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng's measures, insisting "urgent action" was needed, although she admitted the Government's decisions have been "controversial".
During a round of BBC local radio interviews this morning the PM was challenged on a number of issues from fracking to the cost-of-living crisis. It was the first time she had addressed concerns about the economy for four days following the fiscal statement in the House of Commons.
