Conservative MP tearfully says he ‘doesn’t know what a Tory is anymore’
Boris Johnson's manifesto-busting tax rise will today go before a divided House of Commons for a crunch vote.
Tag: Social care
MPs set to vote on Govt’s manifesto-busting health and social care tax
A YouGov poll found voters are split in their views on the national insurance rise - but how will MPs respond?
Rishi Sunak reminded of broken National Insurance promise
Sunak had promised to cut National Insurance in 2019. The government just raised it.
Elevenses: New Term, Same Tories
From the newsletter: Westminster's new battle-lines have been drawn - and they look awfully familiar.
Newspapers react as Tories plan tax grab to fund social care
"Johnson is so bad at this I'm almost at the pity stage. Not actually at it. But almost," Sam Freedman said.
Best government put-downs after they fail to come up with a social care plan… again
"In unrelated news, here's Boris Johnson 698 days ago saying they had already prepared a clear plan for fixing social care."