Liz Truss insisted her U-turn over a regional pay policy for public servants showed she was “decisive”.
She continued to claim the policy had been “misrepresented” although did not set out how, or why it was being abandoned entirely rather than clarified.
The comments come as Ms Truss insisted she is taking nothing for granted despite a massive opinion poll lead over rival Rishi Sunak.
The former chancellor has a 34-point gap to make up on Ms Truss, the YouGov poll of party members indicates.
