Liz Truss doubles down on refusal to offer support over rising energy bills

Foreign secretary previously said she did not want to give handouts' to people struggling with cost of living

Liz Truss has doubled down on her refusal to offer significant help to people with soaring energy bills this winter, despite a forecast that these could exceed 4,200 annually from January, and rise further during 2023.

Truss, the runaway favourite to succeed Boris Johnson as prime minister next month, has already said she does not want to give handouts" to people struggling with bills, preferring to prioritise tax cuts.