The Guardian – Reeves hints at budget increase in employer national insurance
The Guardian says the refusal to rule out the move the “strongest hint yet” that an increase is planned. The paper says the chancellor’s plans to raise employer national insurance contributions have prompted accusations Labour is “about to break a manifesto promise”.
Elsewhere, the latest from the Novichok inquiry, which suggests Russian President Vladimir Putin “authorised” the Salisbury poisonings, and news of a “remarkable” new treatment for cervical cancer.
