The former chancellor said it was a “mistake” for his leadership rival Liz Truss to rule out further direct support for households this winter when nightmare forecasts show the price cap on energy bills could hit £4,400 in January. The crisis has emerged as the new dividing line in the Tory leadership race after the Foreign Secretary insisted that tax cuts, not “handouts”, would help those facing financial pressures this winter. Asked how she would help with spiraling bills, Truss said: “The way I would do things is conservatively
