- Former prime minister Liz Truss has criticised the Conservative Party, accusing shadow chancellor Mel Stride of undermining her economic plans.
- Mel Stride is set to pledge that the Conservatives will “never again” make unaffordable spending promises, criticising Ms Truss's mini-budget for undermining economic stability.
- Mr Stride's speech will attack Ms Truss's premiership; her mini-budget triggered market turmoil and pound's decline against the dollar.
- Ms Truss defended her plan, claiming it was the only way to avoid a catastrophic defeat, and accused Mr Stride of kowtowing to “failed Treasury orthodoxy”.
- Mr Stride will also target Reform UK's economic policies, while the Liberal Democrats have criticised the Conservatives for hypocrisy and past economic damage.
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