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• Boris Johnson faces growing red wall rebellion over social care tax rises

  06-09-2021 23:30
  
  PM will tell mutinous MPs healthcare system is in crisis and they ‘cannot expect it to recover alone’Boris Johnson will tell mutinous MPs that the healthcare system is in crisis and they “cannot expect it to recover alone” as he faces a growing red wall rebellion over tax rises.One Conservative frontbencher told the Guardian they were considering their position over a planned national insurance rise to fund an overhaul of social care and tackle the NHS backlog. Continue r
  
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• Steve Bell on Johnson, Blair and politics as usual — cartoon

  06-09-2021 21:00
  
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• NHS to be given extra £5.4bn over next six months to cover Covid costs and backlog – UK politics live

  06-09-2021 19:31
  
  Department of Health and Social Care admits money will not be enough to stop waiting lists rising before they start to fallMinisters announce £5.4bn more for NHS to tackle Covid and waiting listsKeir Starmer rules out supporting national insurance riseAlex Stafford, a “Red Wall” Tory elected in 2019 (he is the first Conservative to represent Rother Valley in Yorkshire), has told Times Radio this morning that he is opposed to putting up taxes to raise more money for social care
  
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• NHS to be given extra £5.4bn over next six months to cover Covid costs and backlog – as it happened

  06-09-2021 19:31
  
  Department of Health and Social Care admits money will not be enough to stop waiting lists rising before they start to fall. This live blog is now closed – for the latests on coronavirus, follow our dedicated blog Ministers announce £5.4bn more for NHS to tackle Covid and waiting listsKeir Starmer rules out supporting national insurance riseAlex Stafford, a “Red Wall” Tory elected in 2019 (he is the first Conservative to represent Rother Valley in Yorkshire), has told Tim
  
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• Pensioners have already paid their fair share in tax | Letters

  06-09-2021 18:19
  
  Readers give their views on the funding of social care and the contribution they have madeCan someone tell me why the narrative around the raising of national insurance and income tax constantly alludes to the importance of pensioners paying their fair share (Raising national insurance to fund social care is fraught with political risk, 3 September)? I started my working life in the 1970s, when the average tax for low- and middle-income earners was 40%-50%. This compares with the 20% currently b
  
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• The Tories are in revolt about social care – and Boris Johnson’s ‘clear plan’ won’t work | Polly Toynbee

  06-09-2021 17:40
  
  Rumours about raising national insurance have thrown the party into turmoil but will do little to solve the ongoing crisisThe spectacle of the Tory party in a frothing fury is a stirring sight. Cabinet members brief freely – Jacob Rees-Mogg’s head high above the parapet – while every WhatsApp groupuscule of Conservative MPs rampages against raising national insurance to fund social care and the NHS.It’s hard to find a loyal voice, beyond the ministerial payroll dutifully
  
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• Keir Starmer says Boris Johnson was ‘incapable of international leadership’ over Afghanistan – UK politics live

  06-09-2021 17:15
  
  Labour leader says prime minister ‘incapable of international leadership just when we needed it most’Keir Starmer rules out supporting national insurance riseAlex Stafford, a “Red Wall” Tory elected in 2019 (he is the first Conservative to represent Rother Valley in Yorkshire), has told Times Radio this morning that he is opposed to putting up taxes to raise more money for social care without that being linked to a proper plan to reform the system. He said:I’m a Con
  
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• UK politics: Boris Johnson gives statement on handling of Afghanistan crisis – live

  06-09-2021 16:51
  
  Prime minister says 15,000 people were brought to safety in the UK during Commons statement on AfghanistanKeir Starmer rules out supporting national insurance riseAlex Stafford, a “Red Wall” Tory elected in 2019 (he is the first Conservative to represent Rother Valley in Yorkshire), has told Times Radio this morning that he is opposed to putting up taxes to raise more money for social care without that being linked to a proper plan to reform the system. He said:I’m a Conservati
  
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• Who opposes Boris Johnson’s social care funding plans?

  06-09-2021 14:44
  
  Potential rises in taxes or national insurance have sparked a significant backlash, including among Tory MPsA significant rebellion is building up against plans to fund social care changes that are expected to be announced this week.Despite cabinet ministers scrambling to finalise details of potential rises in taxes or national insurance contributions (NICs), reports of the latest version of the proposals have already sparked a significant backlash. Continue reading...
  
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• UK politics: No 10 says Boris Johnson has ‘no plans’ for cabinet reshuffle later this week – live

  06-09-2021 13:36
  
  Prime minister’s spokesman says there are no plans this week for reshuffle but did not say there would definitely not be oneKeir Starmer rules out supporting national insurance riseAlex Stafford, a “Red Wall” Tory elected in 2019 (he is the first Conservative to represent Rother Valley in Yorkshire), has told Times Radio this morning that he is opposed to putting up taxes to raise more money for social care without that being linked to a proper plan to reform the system. He sai
  
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• UK politics: only 1.4% of extra social care cash would come from pensioner families under PM’s plan, says IFS – live

  06-09-2021 12:52
  
  Institute for Fiscal Studies says if income tax were raised, families with someone aged 66 or over would contribute 13.8% of total revenue raisedKeir Starmer rules out supporting national insurance riseThe Institute for Fiscal Studies, the leading tax and spending thinktank, has published an analysis this morning of the generational impact of Boris Johnson’s plan for social care (or at least what we know if it, on the basis of leaks, which are not being denied). It says almost a quarter of
  
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• Care home staff in England: share your experiences of vaccination

  06-09-2021 11:40
  
  We would like to hear from those who work in care homes and if they have been fully vaccinatedUnder a new law staff who work in CQC-registered care homes in England must have received their first jab by 16 September and their second one by 11 November.With the deadline approaching, we would like to hear from managers and staff about their experiences of being vaccinated. Continue reading...
  
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• UK politics: Starmer says Labour will not back plan to raise national insurance to fund social care – live

  06-09-2021 10:39
  
  Labour leader says increasing national insurance ‘hits low earners, young people and businesses’Keir Starmer rules out supporting national insurance riseAccording to the BBC, Downing Street and the Treasury have agreed to put an extra £5.5bn into the NHS this year. This will help it deal with the backlog of operations needed that has build up during the Covid crisis. Laura Kuenssberg, the BBC’s political editor, says the Treasury is unhappy about this figure being publici
  
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• Keir Starmer rules out supporting national insurance rise

  06-09-2021 10:06
  
  Labour leader joins chorus of critical voices opposed to proposed hike to pay for social careThe Labour leader, Keir Starmer, has ruled out supporting an increase in national insurance contributions to fund the social care crisis, joining a chorus of critical voices that include Tory grandees opposed to the hike.Starmer’s opposition to an increase in national insurance could frustrate Boris Johnson’s hopes of pushing his social care plans through the House of Commons, despite the pri
  
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• ‘I went to school drunk in a bikini’: how Sophie Willan turned her chaotic life into sitcom gold

  06-09-2021 07:00
  
  She won a Bafta for Alma’s Not Normal – and that was just the pilot episode. As the full series launches, the ex-standup talks about growing up in care, getting the comedy bug in Ibiza and finally hitting the big timeEarlier this year, Sophie Willan went through an extraordinary run of extreme highs and lows. She was filming her sitcom Alma’s Not Normal, a project she started working on years ago, when her grandmother died. She had brought Willan up for part of her childhood an
  
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• Boris Johnson’s inbox: the Commons clashes on the cards

  06-09-2021 07:00
  
  There could be choppy waters ahead for the PM, as potential rebels line up over social care, net zero and planningBoris Johnson has a significant inbox of spending, parliamentary rows and a likely reshuffle coming this autumn. As parliament returns and Whitehall prepares to take a tentative step towards “politics as usual”, we take a look at the biggest coming clashes of the session. Continue reading...
  
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