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Audio: Liz Truss refuses to rule out more U-turns on mini-budget

Telegraph, 04 Oct 2022
Liz Truss has refused six times to rule out further mini-Budget U-turns after she ditched the Government's plans to scrap the top rate of income tax.

The Prime Minister was asked repeatedly if she could rule out other measures being dropped during a bruising interview with LBC Radio's Nick Ferrari but she did not directly answer the question.

Ms Truss said that she is "absolutely determined" to "press ahead with this growth plan".

It came amid growing expectations that Kwasi Kwarteng will bring forward the publication of his medium-term fiscal plan.

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