True! One might say there's still a few years for people to "get used to" their money being cut, so let's hope people remember why it's there...

The pathetically small pay rise for the NHS workers will probably be eaten up by this tax hike too...

Around 4PM Live
9 Downing Street Media room

With Press Questions in that room.


Johnson PM with Health Sec & Chancellor

Live Now



Has not mentioned
the Vote that has to pass tomorrow?

Rishi Sunak

Now Talking

Now the Health Secretary is speaking

Press Questions:

BBC Laura
starts with "Trusting The PM"

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[First up it's Laura Kuenssberg from the BBC.
She asks what is fair about taxing poorer people
while wealthy pensioners' homes and assets are protected.

Boris Johnson says on fairness: "We're protecting everybody's
assets up to £100,000.
People up and down the country whatever
their assets will find they get help."]


https://news.sky.com/story/covid-new...-jabs-12401016

i think everyone has had a wake up call on how important the nhs is, so if there was ever going to be an increase, now is the time to do it. It's easy to justify come election time

Johnson PM tells the ITV1HDnews Lady (works on the Peston Show)

"Covid was not in the Manifesto"

Yes but tomorrow in Parliament
can they win the Vote?

No-one's disputing that the NHS deserves more money. But it's hard to trust that the money will actually go to the right places.

SkyNews Beth
keeps asking Dumb Question

Saying he must rule out other Tax rises.

well if they don't win, they can say they tried ... which is more important than the result

Reporter Pippa
Pippa Crear of the Daily Mirror

Stopped the PM ending it.

He will now take 4 more questions

50mins in 9 Downing St.

With some Press having to demand to ask Questions.