If the chancellor decides to increase NI for employers in the Budget would that be going back on previous promises?

Tories say move would be a ‘tax on work’ following hints from Rachel Reeves that measure is likely in forthcoming budget.   08:47 Q: You are giving an interview out in the street. Is that a recognition that in first 100 days you did not communicate effectively enough?

Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer has refused to rule out increasing employers’ national insurance contributions in the upcoming Budget - despite Labour’s pledge not to raise taxes on working people.The government has faced questions on whether its commitment not to raise national insurance covers employers’ contributions as well as those by employees.