Sunday 2 October 2022 09:45 AM Michael Gove accuses Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng of 'a number of mistakes' in ... trends now Michael Gove tore into Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng's market-melting mini-Budget today, accusing them of being 'un-Conservative' for using public borrowing to fund tax cuts for the rich. The former minister, who backed Ms Truss's rivals Kemi Badenoch and Rishi Sunak in the Tory leadership race, hit out over her 'mistakes' as the Conservative Party Conference started in Birmingham. In a stinging attack on the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg he suggested he would join Tory rebels willing to vote down the financial package that led to panic in the sterling, mortgage and pensions markets. It came as party chairman Jake Berry said the rebels faced being kicked out of the parliamentary party if they did go against the Government. Ms Truss admitted this morning there were problems with the way Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng's fiscal event was communicated but backed the contents. She has faced criticism over plans to increase Government borrowing by tens of billions of pounds at the same time as she cuts taxes for the richest. Mr Gove has a number of speaking engagements at the conference, suggesting he does not intend to be a quiet backbencher. And he was given a prime front row seat as a commentator after her BBC interview. In a withering assessment he said he was 'profoundly' concerned. 'There were two things that were problematic with the fiscal event. The first was the sheer risk of using borrowed money to fund tax cuts, that's not conservative,' he said. 'The second thing is the decision to cut the 45p rate and at the same time to change the law which governs how bankers are paid in the City of London. Ultimately at a time when people are suffering … when you have additional billions of pounds in play, to have as your principal decision a headline tax move cutting taxes for the wealthiest, that is a display of the wrong values. The former minister, who backed Kemi Badenoch and Rishi Sunak in the Tory leadership race, hit out as the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham. Ms Truss this morning told the BBC that there were problems with the way Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng's fiscal event was communicated but backed the contents. It came as party chairman Jake Berry said the rebels faced being kicked out of the parliamentary party if they did go against the Government. Asked if he would vote for it he added: 'There are many good things in what Liz said and i do welcome the broader points she made about growth, but the critical thing is that Liz has acknowledged, with hindsight, with welcome hindsight, that mistakes were made in the preparation for Friday … But pushed again he admitted: 'I don't believe it's right.' It has been reported that some Tory MPs are preparing to vote with Labour to prevent measures announced by the Chancellor on September 23, including abolishing the top rate of income tax. Asked on Sky's Sophy Ridge on Sunday whether this would result in them losing the party whip, Mr Berry said: 'Yes.' He also urged Tory MPs to unite behind Liz Truss and her programme, saying she had 'a mandate both from colleagues and our membership'. He said: 'I'm sure that if we do that it will lead ultimately to long-term electoral success.' Ms Truss admitted blunders over the Emergency Budget today she kicks off Tory conference - but warned restive MPs not to retreat to the 'status quo' after the markets meltdown. The PM is launching the gathering in Birmingham against the backdrop of the Pound's plunge and a surge in borrowing costs following Kwasi Kwarteng's tax-cutting emergency Budget. She accepted that the government should have 'laid the ground better' before unveiling the package - which spooked traders with a lack of independent OBR costings and a plan for managing debt. But Ms Truss said she had 'learned' from the events and would push on with her 'very clear plan' to get the economy growing again. 'I want to reassure people that we do have a very clear plan,' she told the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg. 'I understand their worries about what has happened this week... I do accept we should have laid the ground better... 'I have learned from that and I will make sure that in future we do a better job of laying the ground.' Ms Truss dodged repeatedly on whether the government is now proposing to cut public spending to help balance the books, saying Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng will give those details next month. As part of reforms to revive the economy, the definition of a small business is set to be increased from 250 employees to 500, reducing red tape for tens of thousands of firms. The government also wants to copy a French model to boost childcare. The grim political consequences of the market turmoil for the Tories was laid bare with an Opinium poll putting Labour on 46 per cent, 19 points ahead and enough for a landslide election win. Others have shown Keir Starmer's party with an advantage of up to 33 points. All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility