Liz Truss hits out at economists and civil servants as she defends mini-budget

Liz Truss hits out at economists and civil servants as she defends mini-budget

Liz Truss has hit out at economists and supposed ‘institutional bureaucracy’ as she defended her mini-budget a year on. The former prime minister used a speech at the Institute for Government think tank on Monday to justify decisions made during her brief spell in Number 10, calling it unfair to say she had pursued unfunded tax cuts.