A week on from the government’s mini-budget in which the chancellor Kwarsi Kwarteng announced a range of tax cuts, including the abolition of the top income tax rate of 45p, the approach has been defended by the prime minister. Speaking on the BBC 1 Laura Kuennsberg programme this morning, Liz Truss said, “The 45p rate … Continue reading Truss ‘stands by’ her budget as Conservative MPs start to express concerns