Chris Philp was Chief Secretary to the Treasury under Truss.A senior Tory has been left embarrassed after an unearthed clip showed him defending Liz Truss’ mini-Budget.Chris Philp was chief secretary to the Treasury when the former prime minister’s unfunded tax cuts caused economic chaos.The shadow home secretary has since repeatedly insisted that he made clear his concerns about the plans behind the scenes.But an interview from the time has now emerged showing Philp denying there had been any “mistakes” in the mini-Budget, even after its disastrous repercussions was becoming clear.Appearing on Sky News on Sunday, Philp said the mini-Budget “obviously had a bad impact”.He said: “I opposed the way it was constructed, I was arguing for spending restraint. Those warnings were sadly not listened to.”But back in September 2022, in the aftermath of the economic crisis sparked by the mini-Budget, Philp was asked by
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