Boris Johnson has refused to backtrack on his plans to raise National Insurance for millions of workers, insisting the tax increase is crucial to tackle the NHS backlog and fix the social care crisis. “If you want to fund our fantastic NHS, we have to pay for it,” the PM said today. Although he also refused to guarantee that the hike would go ahead.
Should we believe the IMF?
Jeremy Hunt is under renewed pressure to revive the economy as the IMF warns that UK growth this year will be worse than Russia’s, and half a million workers prepare to strike.
