Analysis: Many Tory MPs claim not to understand what chancellor stands for and this policy reversal will not enlighten them
“He’s out-Laboured Labour” was the verdict of one upbeat Tory aide after Rishi Sunak announced £15bn worth of handouts to UK households in what was, to all intents and purposes, an emergency budget.
The scale of the package was larger than many in Westminster had expected. But when Sunak decides to do a U-turn, he tends to go big.
