Tensions in Team Truss Emerge With 10 Downing Street in Reach
Tory front-runner’s allies are divided over level of government support for Britons struggling in a cost-of-living crisis.
Liz Truss speaks during the Conservative Party leadership hustings in Norwich, UK, on Aug. 25.
Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
Liz Truss’s campaign to be UK prime minister has appeared straightforward, with promises of tax cuts and optimism in the face of an economic crisis helping her to a comfortable poll lead over Rishi Sunak.
But behind the scenes, disagreements are emerging just as Truss’s camp starts to look beyond the Conservative leadership contest to taking power on Sept. 6. Aside from the usual and expected jostling for government jobs, there are now fundamental divisions over how to help Britons struggling with soaring prices this winter, people familiar with the matter said.