BBCNEWS BBC News at One September 8, 2021 12:02:00
Hello and welcome to the bbc news at one. mps are to vote this afternoon on the prime minister's plans for a national insurance rise to pay for the nhs and social care. yesterday, borisjohnson announced what he called the biggest catch—up programme in the history of the nhs — £36 billion, raised over three years, to deal with the backlog caused by the pandemic. the move breaks a conservative manifesto pledge not to raise taxes, justified, said mrjohnson, because of the effects of covid. this lunchtime at prime minister's questions, the labour leader sir keir starmer attacked the governmen...