Were live until am this morning. What does the budget mean for you . In half an hour, well 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. Lets 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 peoples income, but more than that, they belie
rules change on tuesday. on the sun front page the duke and duchess of sussex announce the birth of their baby girl lilibet lili diana named in tribute to the queen and princess diana. the guardian leads with a warning from experts that tech giant amazon may still be able to escape paying more tax in some of its biggest markets despite the agreement struck by g7 leaders on saturday. on the financial times front page one of the world s largest electronic contract manufacturer has warned that the the global chip shortage will last at least another year. and the mirror carries a photo of a piper in france as a memorial honouring soldiers who died under british command on d day is unveiled. so, let s begin.