Boris Johnson secures MPs’ backing for NHS and social care tax rise plan
Boris Johnson secures MPs’ backing for NHS and social care tax rise plan
National Insurance will rise by 1.25% next April (Picture: Getty)
MPs have voted to increase National Insurance to fund health and social care, a day after Boris Johnson announced the manifesto-breaking move.
Despite widespread backlash from within the Tory party, a vote to hike up the tax by 1.25% passed the House of Commons by 319 votes to 248.
It meant the Government’s working majority of more…