Liz Truss 'ruling out' immediate help for anyone with skyrocketing energy bills

Liz Truss' allies insist nothing is being ruled out, but say the Tory frontrunner is focusing on tax cuts ahead of a immediate universal support for Britons struggling with rising costs (

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Conservative frontrunner Liz Truss has dismissed calls to immediately help everyone with rising energy bills and is instead focused on tax cuts, sources say.

The Foreign Secretary is under intense pressure to outline her plans to help struggling Britons as she is expected to win the Tory leadership race in September.< /p>

She has promised "decisive action" if she wins, with an emergency budget due next month as households brace for calamitous hikes in their energy bills in October.

But Ms Truss, who has previously rejected 'handouts' for hard-hit families, is expected to favor tax cuts over universal support on bills.

Her allies have insisted she has taken nothing off the table after the BBC reported sources saying she had 'ruled out' further direct support, such as the £400 payment that all households will receive this winter.

Liz Truss is the favorite in the race to become the next Conservative leader (

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It focuses on tax cuts and boosting productivity, before looking at what additional support is needed, understands The Mirror.

Options on the table include a 5% VAT cut and income tax cuts, raising the tipping point for the top rate by 40% and reducing the base rate below 20%.

Rishi Sunak's campaign called the move "incredibly regressive" and said it would cost more than £30 billion.

Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury Pat McFadden says families are worried about making ends meet.

"They deserve more than this from the Tories," he said.

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