Chancellor: ‘No pressure to release £21bn support a day after Sue Gray report’

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The claims comes as the Prime Minister faces a vote of confidence by Tory MPs amid discontent over lockdown-busting parties at No 10 Downing Street.

told the Treasury Select Committee that he backs the Prime Minister and denied suggestions that his £21 billion package of support to offset soaring inflation and energy prices was used to direct attention away from the fallout over the report.asked Mr Sunak if he came under political pressure to announce the package in May after he suggested he may wait until the autumn to hand out funds to hard-hit households.The Chancellor said: “No.

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