US Politics | Liz Truss must start a relentless war on waste in face of cost of living crisis if made PM

Liz must cut waste fearlessly to save us LIZ Truss knows small business has always been this country's lifeblood. The favourite to be our next Prime Minister tells us she is determined to give ailing smaller firms a massive shot in the arm. PALiz Truss knows small business has always been this country's lifeblood. '/ ' She is right to spur on our world-beating entrepreneurs to start the next Google or Facebook in our own backyard. But optimism that tax incentives and red-tape bonfires can help avert a ruinous recession must be tempered with grim reality. If a business-led economic rally is to succeed, it must go hand in hand with a relentless war on waste. Ms Truss has pledged to push through Government plans to axe 91,000 pen-pushers from Whitehall. READ MORE THE SUN SAYS THE SUN SAYS Next PM must get their economic calls correct as Brits face eating or heating THE SUN SAYS Philip would've been proud of Lady Louise Windsor for taking up summer job This is a good first step as the already bloated civil service swelled beyond recognition during the pandemic. But she must go further — by rigorously holding down state spending across the board. She must fearlessly face down the vested interests who would throw taxpayer's cash at every problem. We had no option but to fork out during the exceptional emergency of Covid. Most read in The US Sun GET SMART I'm a lawyer - I will never use self-checkout, it's a trap CUP-LIFTING I'm a size 32DDD - I can never find corsets but I got 2 in Victoria's Secret GOING NUCLEAR Worst-case scenario after nuclear reactor meltdown revealed EDGE OF DISASTER Russia 'moves military equipment into nuclear plant' amid fears of attack VIRAL SPREAD Monkeypox virus lingers on surfaces touched by an infected person, study finds KIM'S SKIN Kim shows off REAL skin including cellulite on butt & legs in silver bikini But in the face of the crippling cost of living crisis every penny needs to be accountable. Seeing these proposals through will demand huge determination in the face of fierce opposition. But if she gets the keys to Downing Street, Liz must show she has real steel. Wrong prescription GettyDoctors should not be spending their valuable time handing out state benefits '/ ' RADICAL options to ease the cost of living crisis should always be considered. But there is only one place to stick the idea that GPs should "prescribe" money-off vouchers for patients struggling with energy bills. The waste-paper basket. Doctors are not social workers. They should not be spending their valuable time handing out state benefits. Besides, it is difficult enough getting a GP appointment as it is.Imagine the stampede if surgeries were suddenly seen as magic money trees. Your rules, Sir Graham The Mega AgencyEven 1922 Committee chairman Sir Graham Brady has admitted he would have preferred a shorter contest '/ ' THE Tory leadership contest should have been done and dusted long ago. Instead of desperately-needed political leadership, we have round after round of bad-tempered hustings. Now the 1922 Committee chairman Sir Graham Brady, says even he would have preferred a shorter contest. Read More on The Sun ORCA HELL SeaWorld trainer screamed 'my neck's broken' after being slammed by 6,000lb orca But he had a massive influence on the rules. Why didn't you spare us this tortuous summer of in-fighting when you had the chance, Sir Graham?

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