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Hospitality bosses claimed they were ‘totally blindsided’ by the plans and said they would lead to increased costs

Social care, hospitality, health, universities and construction sectors raise questions over impact of plan

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said at the Budget last year that she will raise employers’ national insurance contributions in a bid to raise £22bn for the Treasury

Industry body says businesses and jobs at risk unless Rachel Reeves’s tax changes delayed or altered

The EHRC said the difficulty could be worse if someone is expressing an opinion which amounts to a philosophical belief.

The EHRC issued a warning

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But unions hail ‘groundbreaking’ measures unveiled by Labour ministers

Jacqui Smith hits back at critics of plan and claims smoking is ‘biggest nail in coffin of most people’ in Britain