Boris's masterplan puts Starmer in 'strategic' hole as Lord Adonis warns Labour in danger

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    Ahead of the vote on the National Insurance hike today, Lord Adonis insisted Labour would be making a mistake in “voting against” the levy. If Sir Keir does vote against the National Insurance increase, the Labour leader would’ve made a second grave strategic error, Lord Adonis said. As the increase will put more money into the NHS and finally begin to address the social care crisis, voting against the plan would turn the health service against the Labour leader.

    In a series of tweets, Lord Adonis revealed why the Labour leader must support the Prime Minister in today’s vote.

    He said: “Labour should vote for the NHS and social care levy today.

    “It will be a constant problem hereafter explaining why we didn’t when we support its boost for the NHS and don’t have a credible alternative tax plan.

    “NHS & social care levy is 2nd defining vote of Johnson’s Government & Labour should vote for it.

    “Just as it was a mistake to back his Brexit deal (hard Brexit is wrong & proving a disaster), so it’s a mistake to vote against this levy (the NHS is right & has to be funded properly).

    “If Labour votes against NHS & social care levy today, Keir will have managed, amazingly, to give Johnson a free ride on Brexit (by voting for his deal) while allowing him to by turn the NHS against Labour (by refusing to fund it properly).

    “He should avoid this 2nd strategic error.”

    Announcing the tax increase in the Commons, Mr Johnson said the increase would raise £36billion over the next three years.

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    “We don’t agree that is the appropriate way to do it.

    “Do we accept that we need more investment? Yes, we do.

    “Do we accept that NI is the right way to do it? No, we don’t.

    “But we will look at what they put forward because after eleven years of neglect we do need a solution.”

    Also within the plan, the UK Government pledged to cover the costs of anyone with assets under £20,000.

    From October 2023, nobody will pay more than £86,000 for their social care.

    Mr Johnson added: “No Conservative government wants to raise taxes, I will be honest I accept this breaks a manifesto commitment.

    “It is not something I do lightly but a global pandemic wasn’t in anyone’s manifesto.

    “This is the right the reasonable and the fair approach.

    “I think the people of this country understand that in their bones and they can see the enormous steps that this government and the Treasury have taken.”



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