Terminally ill children will suffer because of national insurance rises, says MP

Terminally ill children will suffer as a result of the increase in employers’ national insurance contributions, an MP said (Alamy/PA) -

Terminally ill children will suffer as a result of the Government’s plans to increase employers’ national insurance contributions, an MP has claimed, as the Commons rejected a bid to exempt hospices from the tax hike.

SNP MP Dave Doogan urged the Government to protect children from the “grasping hand” of the National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill.