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we re live until ”am this morning. what does the budget mean for you? in half an hour, we ll be answering your questions, so please do get in touch with anything you want to know about your family or business finances. use the hashtag #victorialive. if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. our top story today. the chancellor is facing accusations of breaking an election pledge by increasing national insurance contributions for many self employed workers. after his budget announcement, philip hammond is facing growing pressure to reconsider his plan from some conservative mps. the treasury has rejected calls for a re think, insisting the increase will make the national insurance system fairer. let s get more on this from our political guru, norman smith. how much pressure is he under? huge pressure. it is notjust mr hammond has broken the conservative party election manifesto, many tories oppose on principle a tax rise on people s income, but more ....
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pledge, promise, and vow. three words freighted with probity and trust. but, after anything but an explosive budget, a firecracker blew up in the chancellor s face today over the issue of a promise. the question being, why does the government deny breaking a manifesto pledge on national insurance when the 2015 election manifesto clearly said there would be no increase in national insurance for the five years of an incoming conservative government? is it ever right to to promise one thing and do another? the chancellor has raised the hackles of the right wing press, tory backbenchers of many stripes, and the opposition alike. theresa may is in brussels tonight where, at a press conference, probably for the first time in her life, she was hoping for questions about brexit, but was pressed on this instead. i m joined by our political editor, nick watt. what did she had to say about national insurance? she is standing by the fundamental principle of this budget change which ....
of the day in the commons and the lords. on this programme: labour call on tory mps to rebel against the chancellor s decision to increase national insurance contributions for self employed people. and no one will ever believe a tory election promise ever again. opposition peers have advice for a work and pensions minister to make the introduction of universal credit fairer. it will transform their opportunity to get the money that that will help them back into the labour market as we all want, and not instead have a lifetime of debt hanging over them. and snp mps appeal for people to come to scotland. not to visit, but to stay. scotland s population has been getting a raw deal. scotland needs to get out from under that and create a welcoming, entrepreneurial environment. but first, a key issue on the second day of the budget debate in the commons has been philip hammond s controversial changes to national insurance for those who re self employed. the change, announced ....
the week in parliament. it wasn t the best of weeks for the government. first, peers give the brexit bill another kicking. we don t trust the government on this matter. this country s future should rest with parliament. and not with ministers. and i find it quite extraordinary that your lordships house is spending several hours here on what is basically a defective amendment. next day, part of the budget unravels within hours, when the chancellor reveals a shock tax rise for the self employed. the headlines are not good news. spite van man. tories break tax vow. phil picks a pocket or two. rob the builder. white van man gets battered by budget. and that s just to name a few. and.leave? or remain? no, not the european union. should mps make a discreet exit, to let the builders repair the crumbling houses of parliament? the danger is that if we go for the long option, costs can just spiral. so we believe that we need to get out. but first, it s showdown time at westminst ....