Can Liz Truss recover from humiliating tax U-turn?

<p>The “disbelief” at the Chancellor’s tax U-turn. Does the public respect Kwasi Kwarteng&nbsp;for ‘listening’ to them? Is Liz Truss lacking support within the Tory party? Our <a href="https://twitter.com/nicholascecil" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Political Editor Nicholas Cecil</a> discusses the <a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/kwasi-kwarteng-tax-u-turn-liz-truss-income-b1029710.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">government’s controversial U-turn on plans to scrap the 45% top tax rate.</a> Plus Julia Davies from <a href="https://www.patrioticmillionaires.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patriotic Millionaires UK</a> explains why the wealthy should be taxed even more. In this episode:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>The Conservative Conference reacts to the U-turn</li><li>Was pressure from Michael Gove and Grant Shapps too much?</li><li>Could we now see more policy U-turns?</li><li>Have the PM and Chancellor lost their credibility?</li><li>Why it isn’t a ‘complete U-turn’</li><li>Should the wealthy be taxed more to pay for the cost of living crisis?</li></ul><p><br></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/EveningStandard" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow us on Twitter</a> #TheLeaderPodcast</p><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>