PM Liz Truss under pressure from senior Tory MPs to rethink tax cuts
Ms Truss has denied she is planning public spending cuts, saying the government would instead focus on reducing debt "by making sure we spend public money well".
Earlier, he told the Commons he believed it was "quite possible" the chancellor would have to make more changes to the tax cuts announced in his mini-budget. "I think it's better to have looked at this more carefully in the context of what's happened over the last few weeks and say 'I think we've got some of this wrong and these tax cuts need to be introduced over time'," he told BBC Radio 4's World at One programme.
He told BBC Radio 4's PM programme the reversal of some parts of the mini-budget was being discussed openly by Tory MPs. The government has already U-turned on its plan to scrap the top rate of income tax, following market turmoil and vocal opposition from some Tories.Liz Truss says she "absolutely" rules out making cuts to public spending.
He told her the party's record over the past 10 years had included things like boosting apprenticeships and the living wage, whereas she had cut tax for millionaires and wanted to cut affordable housing and benefits.
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