Liz Truss urged by senior Tory MPs to help households and businesses with rising energy bills

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Ms Truss is widely expected to become prime minister next week once the Tory leadership contest ends Liz Truss was on Wednesday under pressure from senior Conservatives to provide more financial help for struggling households and small businesses to pay energy bills.

energy-intensive industries like steel, paper, chemicals and cement, which are highly exposed to rising prices. Mr Ross told Times Radio: “I know businesses are looking at whether they close for the winter and whether they’ll even reopen again,” he said. Mr Davies said Ms Truss should use Gordon Brown’s response to the 2008 financial crash as a model for action, suggesting the state could back lending to businesses.Former levelling up minister Neil O’Brien, who appears likely to land a Government role in any Truss administration, suggested Ms Truss needs to go beyond commitments to help the vulnerable by offering universal help with energy.

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