Starmer refuses to rule out national insurance rise twice in PMQs grilling

Starmer refuses to rule out national insurance rise twice

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00:00I know that not everything, I know that not everything or everyone has survived his first

00:06hundred days in government, so can he confirm that when he promised not to raise income

00:12tax, national insurance or VAT, that commitment applies to both employer and employee national

00:20insurance contributions?

00:21Mr Speaker, as he well knows, I'm not going to get drawn on decisions that will be set

00:27We made an absolute commitment in relation to not raising tax on working people.

00:33I'm asking specifically about the promise he made to the British people, so let me ask

00:38him again, just to clarify his own promise, does his commitment not to raise national

00:44insurance apply to both employee and employer national insurance contributions?

00:51We set out our promises in our manifesto. We return with a huge majority to change the

00:58country for the better.