The foreign secretary, Liz Truss, has said she would immediately reduce taxes and introduce a moratorium on the green energy levy in an effort to curb inflation if elected.

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The former chancellor and leadership rival, Rishi Sunak, has accused her of setting up a 'moral failure' if she does not support the most vulnerable people through the cost of living crisis. Both were speaking in Belfast during Tory hustings.

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