Councils, charities and public sector groups join Swinney to call for NI funding

The First Minister and the president of Cosla signed the letter (Andrew Milligan/PA) - (PA Wire)

Local authorities, charities and public sector organisations have joined with First Minister John Swinney to call for funding to mitigate the national insurance hike.

In a letter from Mr Swinney and the president of local authority body Cosla, Shona Morrison, to Chancellor Rachel Reeves, the UK Government was urged to take an “actual cost approach” to the increase.