Commons Leader says she hears the concerns of charities affected by NI rise

Commons Leader Lucy Powell (Tejas Sandhu/PA) - (PA Wire)

Commons Leader Lucy Powell has said she hears the concerns of charities who will be subject to a rise in employers’ national insurance, and there will be an update “soon”.

This came in response to calls from the Liberal Democrats to exempt the third sector from the increase announced in last month’s Budget.