The PM told Tory rebels that “the status quo isn’t an option” on the economy
2 October 2022, 08:37 | Updated: 2 October 2022, 08:50Picture: AlamyLiz Truss has warned Tory rebels urging her to abandon her controversial tax cutting agenda that she will not change course, telling them "the status quo isn't an option".
But she stood by all the measures announced, saying “I want to reassure people we have a very clear plan.” “I stand by the package we announced,” she said. With some Tory MPs speculating that she might not last the until the end of the year, Sir Keir Starmer sought to seize on the discontent in the Conservative ranks, urging rebels to work with Labour to defeat the Government's tax plans in the Commons.
But in an interview with The Sunday Telegraph, the Prime Minister said she was sticking to her guns, and that tax cuts were essential to get the economy growing again. She said the change would release an additional 40,000 firms from red tape and making it "easier for them to get on with their business".
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