Two-thirds of Britons support increasing National Insurance (NI) contributions to pay for social care reform, a poll has found, as Boris Johnson’s government searches for a way to fund long-delayed changes.
Research by Ipsos Mori shared on Wednesday also found that 49 per cent of Britons want the government to increase spending on public services, even if that means higher taxes or more borrowing.
It comes amid reports of tension between Mr Johnson and chancellor Rishi Sunak on how to tackle the UK’s recovery from the Covid-19 crisis in a major spending review later this year.
Meanwhile, the prime minister has been criticised over “failing to appoint” a new security minister, with Labour suggesting that the arrest of a British man in Berlin accused of spying for Russia is collateral damage for the delay.
The post has been vacant for more than a month after Tory MP James Brokenshire announced his resignation on 7 July, stepping down to focus on his cancer recovery.
