Liz Truss considered scrapping all NHS cancer care in the wake of her disastrous mini-budget, a new book has claimed.
The former PM suggested the policy in a bid to pay for massive tax cuts, Sir Anthony Seldon writes in a biography of Ms Truss.The book ‘Truss at 10: How Not to Be a Prime Minister’ casts a brutal eye over the Conservative PM’s time in Downing Street.Ms Truss was forced to resign after just 49 days in office after crashing the British economy with a series of cataclysmic economic policies.
Shocked, Boyd reportedly responded: “Is she being serious?” “She’s shouting at everyone that ‘We’ve got to find the money.’ When we tell her it can’t be done, she shouts back: ‘It’s not true. The money is there. You go and find it,’” other aides told the author.Ms Truss denies the accusation, with a spokesperson saying it is “completely untrue that she ever considered it.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Liz Truss Considered Scrapping NHS Cancer Treatment After Mini-Budget Chaos, New Book ClaimsKevin Schofield is Politics Editor of HuffPost UK.
Read more »
Venue reveals theory on how activists pulled stage stunt on TrussAn investigation into how activists upstaged former Prime Minister Liz Truss shows how they did it.
Read more »
Liz Truss ‘absolutely rinsed’ by racing commentator in one of the ‘best clips ever to air on British telev...Former Prime Minister Liz Truss has lost her seat in Norfolk South West
Read more »
This Clip Of An ITV Presenter Apparently Not Recognising Liz Truss Is Going ViralKate is a Senior Trends Reporter at HuffPost UK, covering the day's most compelling stories. She has worked in the national news since she became a qualified journalist and was previously a reporter with Express.co.uk
Read more »
Liz Truss Says She Is A 'Victim' Of An Attempt 'To Sabotage My Administration'Kate is a Senior Trends Reporter at HuffPost UK, covering the day's most compelling stories. She has worked in the national news since she became a qualified journalist and was previously a reporter with Express.co.uk
Read more »
UK house prices rising at highest rate since Liz Truss mini-BudgetHouse prices rise as buyer confidence grows but 'lingering affordability pressures' are still presenting challenges
Read more »