Kwasi Kwarteng has suggested Prime Minister Liz Truss took the decision to U-turn on the plan to scrap the 45% top rate of income tax. During an interview on BBC Breakfast, the UK chancellor said: ‘The prime minister decided not to proceed with the abolition [of the 45p rate].’ When repeatedly pressed to clarify the sequence of events, he said the pair had talked and came to the conclusion together

Kwasi Kwarteng suggests Liz Truss took decision to U-turn on 45p rate – video

Kwasi Kwarteng U-turns on plans to scrap 45p tax rate