NI hike to fund social care would punish young people, says Keir Starmer

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : "We do need more investment in the NHS and social care.
51% : On Sunday shadow cabinet minister Lisa Nandy indicated Labour was ready to consider a tax on wealth to help pay for social care, and the TUC called for a £17bn hike to capital gains tax to fill the funding gap.
51% : Sir Keir did not rule out the possibility Labour would propose an increase in capital gains tax to pay for social care, but said no decision would be reached until the next Labour manifesto.
45% : But National Insurance, this way of doing it, simply hits low earners, it hits young people and it hits businesses," said Sir Keir.
26% : Mr Rees-Mogg appeared to show his disapproval in his column in the Sunday Express - citing George Bush Sr's promise not to create new taxes in his successful bid to be US president, before he went on to raise taxes and lose the next election to Bill Clinton.
22% : Lisa Nandy on national insurance hike: It will load 'more pressure onto the working aged people'Sir Keir Starmer has ruled out Labour support for a controversial rise in National Insurance to pay for social care reform - saying it would unfairly punish young people and low earners.
21% : Reports suggest National Insurance will be increased by 1.25 per cent - sparking angry warnings from Conservatives about the danger of breaching the 2019 Tory manifesto not to raise NI, income tax or VAT.

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