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Energy crisis: minister denies Kwasi Kwarteng lied over Treasury claims

Damian Hinds rejects accusations business secretary was ‘making things up’ in claiming he lobbied chancellor to help firms

A minister has sought to play down splits between government departments over support for firms struggling with fast-rising energy prices, denying that the business secretary had lied and blaming a spat between the Treasury and business department on “unnamed sources”.

In extraordinary events on Sunday, after the business secretary, Kwasi Kwarteng, said he was consulting the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, about what help could be offered, Treasury sources openly rejected this and accused Kwarteng of “making things up”.

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