The Foreign Secretary, who is expected to be named prime minister at lunchtime on Monday, has vowed to announce plans to tackle the cost of living crisis within her first week in office.
Kwasi Kwarteng, the Business Secretary tipped to become chancellor if Ms Truss wins, reportedly appeared “very open” to options for a freeze.Truss pledges 'immediate action' on spiralling energy bills as fears grow over cost of livingThere have been ever-louder calls in recent weeks for the Government to intervene to support the most vulnerable, with energy bills set to rise to around £3,500 this winter for the average household.
She refused to detail her plans but carefully declined to rule out freezing bills - a policy proposed by the Labour Party and energy companies - in an interview with the BBC. Throughout the campaign, Ms Truss has pledged to "start cutting taxes from day one" with a new Budget and Spending Review that would reverse April's rise in national insurance and next year's corporation tax increase from 19% to 25%.Truss was asked by the BBC: “Is it it fair to give the wealthiest people more money back?”“I oppose the decision to raise it in cabinet because it was the wrong decision.
She said that she will take "immediate action" to tackle the crisis for families and businesses, while also delivering a "broader plan to get our economy growing, make it more resilient and make it more competitive"."We need to take the difficult decisions to ensure we are not in this position every autumn and winter," she said.
Thing is, energy costs are already at liquid gold prices. So what good is freezing them at that price going to do.
It's an empty gesture stolen from Labour & will be too little too late. Freezing them at what? Current unaffordable prices? October hike prices? It'll still funnel billions of taxpayer's money into the profits of the fuel companies and we'll still have to pay for it. We need more
You mean, Liz Truss is looking to take Starmers publicly popular Labour policy and make it Tory policy again.
'considering' ffs
Congrats to Keir Starmer on this policy
Hi Rachel missed ur last show as out buying winter provisions. Yes a pool table,+a heater, if 10 hours a day walking round it dont keep us warm. Did you say my legacy line? 'The b man who got us the b prize. We can all bogey on down to that.' Bet liz bro is more boring. Misya-not
You mean she thinking about using my and my kids and my grand kids money to help me?🤷♂️
The riots will be immense.
That’s a typo she actually meant to say she’s Freezing millions of people.
Considering...which means she's not going to!
So here's the game: The English media screams at Labour 'where are your policies!?' Labour comes up with a policy Then the Tories - who remember aren't supposed to be those wicked socialists - steal that policy And the game starts all over again
Trickle-down economics doesn't work and the rich just bank the cash. Thatcher tried it and the rich got richer at the expense of the the rest of us. Her time as Prime Minister created a more unequal society. Less leveling up and more leveling down.
What a good idea I wonder which Sir Keir Starmer and the Labour Party she got that from!?🤔
Another labour policy?
So, she’s conserving adopting Kier Starmer’s policy. Good idea.
She'll do whatever our enslavers and occupiers tell her to do. It will be Full Steam Ahead with the Madness of Net Zero Carbon and and all of its Fallout. And the Government's Demographic on of our people.
What if there was brexit in American, division of all states? Russia and china would attack their vulnerability
Rolling blackouts it is then
Got to smile, didn’t Labour have a similar policy a few weeks ago which was mocked by the Tory Press and commentators….
This is so obvious. Talks a few weeks ago with energy companies to push their prices sky high. Liz arrives, gives all our taxes to energy companies. Liz now our hero, General election called. Gets re-elected. Come on people.
Brexit caused self destruction of the Uk economy, now is the chance for Russia to attack vulnerable uk
People cannot afford their sports activity leisure clubs memberships anymore because all their money will go towards paying the high energy bills depriving people of welfare and livelihood
She'll never be cold though she'll keep her heating to the max and tell us she understands the struggle, while the bottom end of the country struggles to pay the cost of all this...
'A great survivor' - thanks Laura Kuenssberg
She will divert uk wealth to her cronies ( oil gas companies)
Brexit.!!!
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Don’t just freeze for the hardest up, we are all feeling the pinch. Energy caps for business is needed as well along with electricity price based on cost of production using renewables to force the green agenda trussliz
She will supply a system where her wealthy friends will capitalise and suck up all businesses
Considering... Does this mean it's been leaked to measure public opinion?
She's telling lies ... C'mon
No rush Liz, whilst you're at it maybe have a little consider about helping businesses too, you know, before the economy dies on it's arse.
Alternative headline 'Liz Truss is panicking before she even gets the job'
People have no idea what's coming or what it will cause. All to avoid reversing the US policy of sanction Russia.
Freeze? So people will still have the current high bills to pay?
Of course she is. Well done Keir Starmer for putting the idea forward 😉
People will start to rob the rich in cities, if she don’t do much to help, the rich will hide
Guaranteed the liability will be put onto the tax payer as opposed to her beloved oil & gas industry who are making obscene profits, projected at £170billion, from UK public and sucking ££’s away from every household and every other UK business. 👇
It should also be reduced down to 2005 rates
Nevermind considering it get off your backside on Wednesday morning and do it.
She will be in the office ClickRomania unlike Megan
No she’s not.
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