Truss may stop high earners getting £400 energy bill payments, ally hints

Chief secretary to Treasury Simon Clarke says it is pretty odd' that wealthier people will benefit from payments

One of Liz Truss's key ministerial allies has hinted she might stop wealthy people receiving the 400 energy bills payout coming from the Treasury later this year.

The chief secretary to the Treasury, Simon Clarke, said he found it pretty odd" that high earners would benefit from the payments, which were announced in May by Rishi Sunak, the then chancellor, as part of a 15bn energy support package.