Michael Gove has criticised Liz Truss over her 'non-Conservative' plans to pay for tax cuts with increased borrowing.
Mr Gove later doubled down on his criticism, telling a Telegraph podcast that it will be "very, very, very difficult" to argue it is right to impose real-term cuts on benefits while cutting tax for the highest earners.
He told the PM there is an "opportunity for a course correction and a reset", adding: "I've never voted against the Conservative whip and I want therefore to make sure that we can have a civilised conversation about priorities." "Conservatives have in the past been caricatured as speaking for the luckiest and most fortunate in our society.
"But at the same time... it's wrong if, when we have a choice between how an additional pound will be spent, thinking that pound should be spent in giving tax cuts to the wealthiest when others are facing really tough times."
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