Just Hours Before Screeching U-Turn Truss Was Defending Tax Cuts At A Party

Prime Minister Liz Truss

Just hours before the government’s screeching U-turn on the 45p rate, Liz Truss was defending their tax cuts at a party.

Kwasi Kwarteng made a dramatic announcement at 7.25am on Monday that they were abandoning the plan to abolish tax cuts for the highest earners

In an embarrassing reversal, on the second day of Conservative Party conference, the chancellor said they had “listened” to the public.

However, just hours before this dramatic U-turn the...