Prime Minister Under Growing Pressure Not to Impose National Insurance Hike

Prime Minister Under Growing Pressure Not to Impose National Insurance Hike
Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak in London on Oct. 13, 2020. Jonathan Brady/PA
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson is under growing pressure from within his own party not to impose a manifesto-breaking national insurance hike to pay for social care.

Former Prime Minister Sir John Major on Saturday joined the Conservatives warning against the widely-expected move targeting workers and employers by arguing it is “regressive.”