Liz Truss repeatedly declined to spell out her plans to tackle soaring energy bills, just 48 hours before she is tipped to become the next prime minister.
The Foreign Secretary, who will find out on Monday if she has defeated rival Rishi Sunak in the Tory leadership contest, promised to act 'immediately' to tackle the energy crisis upon entering Number 10, but would not offer clear detail of the support struggling households can expect.
There have been ever-louder calls in recent weeks for the Government to intervene to support the most vulnerable, with energy bills set to rise to around £3,500 this winter for the average household. READ MORE: The crisis in Greater Manchester nurseries as fees go up, staff walk out and parents struggle to cope Ms Truss, who denied she was being 'coy', said she wanted to reassure voters that help is coming, but indicated they would need to wait for a few days yet to find out what exactly such support might look like.
In an interview with the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme, she said: "I will act if I’m elected as prime minister.
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