Kwasi Kwarteng has the prime minister's complete confidence and will stick to his growth plan, a minister has told Sky News.
But Mr Hands insisted it is"not unusual" for ministers to return from international visits a day early and said he is returning to have discussions with colleagues and to prepare for the medium-term fiscal plan on 31 October.
He also went with the government line that Ms Truss and Mr Kwarteng have been sticking to as he said the turmoil seen over the past few weeks is also being seen around the world due to Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine and as the world bounces back from the pandemic.Reports overnight said some Tory MPs are ready to back Rishi Sunak to replace Ms Truss as PM, with Penny Mordaunt as chancellor.
But Mr Hands, who supported Mr Sunak in the Tory leadership campaign, rubbished that notion, saying he"does not recognise that story at all"."What we do need to do is the Conservative Party does need to unite behind our prime minister," he added. "She was our choice for the Conservative Party just a few weeks ago. We need to remain united, get together behind Liz Truss. Kwasi Kwarteng is our team."
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