Liz Truss policy blitz on hold as Queen’s death poses new test

Stakes are high for new prime minister after plans for her first days in office are thrown off course

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As she took to her feet in the Commons to announce her 150bn package to freeze energy bills, Liz Truss will have been under the impression that it was a moment likely to define her premiership.

If the announcement landed well, sceptical Conservative MPs had suggested, it would buy her time to get on with the business of governing. If not, her time at No 10 would be over before it had begun.