The chancellor says he won't be proceeding with abolishing the 45p rate for those earning £150,000 or more - claiming it's "become a distraction".
Only yesterday, Liz Truss was defending the measure - but this morning she's tweeted "We get it and we have listened."
Chief secretary to the Treasury and Croydon South MP Chris Philp - effectively the chancellor's deputy - wouldn't say whose idea the original announcement was.