Sunak Promises National Insurance Cut as Tories Launch Manifesto

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has unveiled the Conservative Party’s general election manifesto, which promises to cut national insurance by a further 2 pence in the pound and aspires to abolish it altogether. The Tory manifesto says that if they win the July 4 election they will “cut tax for workers by taking another 2p off employee national insurance” and adds, “The next step in our long-term ambition [is] to end the double tax on work when financial conditions allow.” Launching the manifesto at Silverstone race track in Northamptonshire—which will host the British Grand Prix next month—Mr. Sunak said, “The last few years have been some of the toughest our country has faced in decades.”...