Labour leader joins chorus of critical voices opposed to proposed hike to pay for social care
The Labour leader, Keir Starmer, has ruled out supporting an increase in national insurance contributions to fund the social care crisis, joining a chorus of critical voices that include Tory grandees opposed to the hike.
Starmer’s opposition to an increase in national insurance could frustrate Boris Johnson’s hopes of pushing his social care plans through the House of Commons, despite the prime minister’s 82-seat majority.
