Declaring that his intention to terminate national insurance “won’t happen any time soon,” Jeremy Hunt.

As some Tory MPs had urged, Mr. Hunt used his budget yesterday to cut income tax rather than national insurance by 2p. Additionally, he made mention of plans to do away with national insurance contributions entirely, a move Labour has called “reckless”. “We said we want to end that unfairness over time; it’s something we will only do when it’s possible to bring down taxes without increasing borrowing while also prioritizing public services,” Mr. Hunt said in an interview with News this morning from Liverpool.