In his first major interview since becoming prime minister, Mr Sunack admitted that confidence in the Conservative Party had been hit by his predecessor Liz Truss’s “sugar-coated” budget. She told The Times that his job was to restore economic credibility and win back trust, but said she was “confident” the public would judge his Autumn Budget on November 17 as “fair and compassionate”. The prime minister and his chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, are set to announce £50bn of tax rises and cuts in a bid to balance
