Johnson confirms NI rise to pay for social care

Boris Johnson has confirmed a 1.25% rise in National Insurance contributions to help pay for the cost of social care in England. Speaking in the House of Commons, the British Prime Minister accepted he is breaking a pledge not to raise taxes but said the global Covid pandemic was in "no one's manifesto". Report by Edwardst. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn