Truss's plans to freeze bills 'will cost £150bn but halve inflation'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : It came during a day of political drama in which:Boris Johnson bowed out of No10 with an appeal for unity - but hinted he had not ruled out a possible return; US President Joe Biden congratulated Miss Truss in a phone call last night in which they also discussed the importance of protecting the Good Friday Agreement; Miss Coffey set out a new 'ABCD' of priorities for the NHS and social care, saying that ambulances, backlogs, care and doctors would be her initial focus; Miss Truss said Mr Johnson would go down in history as a 'hugely consequential prime minister' for getting Brexit done, steering Britain through the pandemic and standing up to Vladimir Putin; Sources said Miss Truss was preparing to end the ban on fracking as soon as tomorrow as part of plans to boost the UK's domestic energy supplies; The new PM prepared for her first Commons clash with Sir Keir Starmer at Prime Minister's Questions at lunchtime today; Tory MP Johnny Mercer hinted he may quit politics after being sacked as veterans minister.
42% : Mr Kwarteng will then use an emergency Budget later this month to set out the new Government's plans for boosting growth, including reversing the controversial rise in national insurance and scrapping a planned hike in corporation tax.

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