Liz Truss commits to 'absolutely' no cuts to public spending at PMQs – video

Liz Truss committed to 'absolutely' no cuts to public spending at prime minister's questions on Wednesday, after Keir Starmer pressed her on a campaign pledge when she was a contender for leadership of the Conservative party.

'During her leadership contest, the prime minister said, and I quote her exactly: "I'm very clear I'm not planning public spending reductions." Is she going to stick to that?' the Labour leader asked. Truss replied: 'Absolutely.'

The prime minister also surprised MPs when she said she would honour a Tory manifesto commitment to ban 'no-fault evictions' after the Labour MP Graham Stringer asked what the government's position was

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