Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has taken aim at Sir Keir Starmer over Rachel Reeves’ decision to hike employers’ National Insurance contributions from 13.8% to 15%, warning that her upcoming spring statement is effectively an “emergency Budget.”
During a tense showdown in the House of Commons, Badenoch didn’t hold back, asking: “The Chancellor claimed that her Budget was a once in a Parliament reset. So why are we having an emergency Budget next week?”
