Liz Truss refuses to commit to benefits hike but stands by tax cut for rich

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : And asked whether she was "absolutely committed" to the removal of the 45p rate of income tax on incomes over £150,000 - which will deliver an average gain of £10,000 to the country's 600,000 highest-earning people - she replied simply: "Yes." Ms Truss and chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng are coming under intense pressure from Tory MPs to scrap the 45p move, along with the removal of the cap on bankers' bonuses, which one former minister described as "electoral suicide".
47% : "We had to act on taxation ... to make sure the economy didn't slow down any further," she said.
45% : He hinted he could vote against the package in the Commons, saying: "When people are suffering... to have as your principle decision, the headline tax movement, cutting tax for the wealthiest, that displays the wrong values." Pressed on whether he would vote for the measures when they come before MPs in the New Year, he said: "I don't believe it's right."
45% : "Her failure to rule out public spending cuts means our treasured NHS could end up paying the price.

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