Why did Liz Truss do a u-turn on energy bill help?

In this week’s Gossage Gossip, our columnist discusses Liz Truss’ first surprising u-turn, especially after a campaign of denying handouts.

Ever wondered how come the big energy companies managed to persuade Liz ‘no handouts’ Truss into a complete U-turn? A U-turn which just happened to provide them with precisely the residential bills subsidy scheme they were seeking? Look no further than the two ladies who recently joined the main boards of Scottish Power and Centrica.  

Their names are Claire Perry and Amber Rudd. What do these ladies have in common? The answer is that both left Parliament at the last election, having been in succession the Conservative minister in charge of energy policy. And both remain most definitely very close members of the sorority around Liz Truss.