Unless I misheard, Truss seems to have clearly confirmed she is keeping Pension Triple Lock - at least, she said she is “committed to it” - but she’s said that about quite a few things that she has now had to U-Turn about.
The new Chancellor was sitting beside her when she said it, so maybe he has ruled out the possibility of ditching the Triple Lock now - perhaps he’s decided they daren’t risk upsetting the Grey Tory Vote!
I wonder if he was actually aware that the triple lock guarantee was the policy before she said it (probably on a whim as a defensive outburst).
Truss says she and and the chancellor are “completely committed” to the triple lock.
This is a change from what No 10 said yesterday.
Doesn’t matter anyway, as she’ll just u turn anyway and let someone else (ie Hunt) carry the can.
Mark Menzies (Con) asks for an assurance that fracking companies will not be involved in deciding if there is local consent for fracking.
Truss says there will be a robust system in place for ensuring there is consent for fracking. Jacob Rees-Mogg, the business secretary, will say more about that later today.
I will be waiting … 
Sir Keir opened with a retort about an upcoming book about Ms Truss’s time in office.
“Apparently it’s going to be out by Christmas. Is that the release date or the title?” he joked.
Nice one, Sir Keir … 
I wonder if Truss will resort to the stance that Cleverly attempted the other day: “we acted on the mistakes”. As if they actually did a great job.
Err, no, the mistakes could have been avoided by keeping the senior civil servants at the treasury and involving the OBR before deciding on delivering the mini-budget. In fact, these were exactly the mistakes intentionally made by Truss and Kwertang.
LT has optical deficiency syndrome - it leads to distorted perception and delusions of grandeur … 
I’d add delusions of competency. Someone at some time must have repeatedly told Truss that she is very, very good at what she does (but just don’t look at the actual results of what you have done, Lizzie, no need, eh?)
Did anyone count the number of references she made to the energy price cap (weird how she didn’t mention that it wouldn’t be extended to 2 years as per her original policy), the NI rate (which has already gone through parliament), or the Railway strike (which is partly down to her gov’s policies anyway)?
What were those light interludes about sporting achievements about? They might just as well got the tubs of ice cream out and walk up and down the aisles selling them along with some cups of orange squash, while an organist came up from the floor to play a ditty or two to fill the time.
There plenty …
“Energy Support Guarantee” was today’s mantra … 
There seemed to quite a bit of scowling going on when she heard something that she didn’t like…also quite a bit of this sort of thing 
It may be unrelated but:
Liz Truss has pulled out of a planned event this afternoon, during which she was due to take questions from journalists.
Downing Street has not given any reason for the canning of the trip to an electronics manufacturer.
A source said the visit was cancelled due to “government business”, but declined to elaborate further.
Post-PMQ Blues … ? Gone for a lie-down under the desk … ?
Maybe she’s spending the afternoon trying to persuade Hunt not to quit after she made an uncosted and un-agreed policy about the Triple Lock , ad hoc, during PMQ?
If only Blackford had asked a question which would have enabled her to respond about the price cap freeze, then all would have been well. But it put her all off-kilter (there is a Scottish pun, if anyone’s that bothered ) 
It seems that LT was busy sacking Braverman … 
Ask where all the money has gone, Boris and Liz must know. 
@Cinderella , Rishi knows too !
He gave the go ahead ?
Furlough, PPE, track and trace, all signed off by Rishi !! 
Wonder if the government has put a few quid on the Euro lottery?
Did he have any choice; hardly likely to tell Boris to stick it. Boris was playing catch up, no time to worry about balancing the books.
As far as voting is concerned find myself out on a limb.
When Rishi resigned as Chancellor, there was £30 billion headroom but by the time Liz was spouting her stuff on the Leadership Campaign Trail, the OBR was warning that this headroom could be halved to £15 billion due to rising inflation.
The cost of Truss and Kwarteng reversing Rishi’s plans to increase the National Insurance levies lost the Government £13 billion of income - it doesn’t take long for a Government to fritter away the other billion or two - that probably went on Liz Truss’s Executive travel arrangements and “Fizz with Liz” expense claims!
