Downing Street today insisted that the 2.5 per cent hike in national insurance will go ahead in April, “no ifs, no buts”, despite a government minister admitting that “everybody” is opposed to it.
Boris Johnson’s repeated refusal to commit himself publicly to the tax rise has sparked concern in Whitehall that the prime minister may be wobbling over the plan to raise £12bn a year for the NHS and social care.
