THIS is how Bradford’s MPs voted on increasing National Insurance tax last night to fund adult social care investment.

The Government got its plan to put up National Insurance by 1.25 per cent through the House of Commons last night by 319 votes to 248.

 Despite the plan being a blatant broken promise of the Conservative manifesto, which pledged not to raise National Insurance, the vast majority of Tory MPs fell into line and voted the law through.

Only a handful joined every other party in the House to oppose the plans – Labour has slammed the tax hike as targeting working class people and being damaging to the economy – while 37 others abstained from the vote.

There is an urgent need for more money for adult social care as the UK population continues to age, and following ten years of austerity.

Conservative Party co-chairman Amanda Milling said: “They have voted against crucial funding to tackle Covid backlogs in our hospitals and capping care costs for the elderly and vulnerable, all while offering no plan of their own.”

Former Government minister for the North Jake Berry called the plans “fundamentally un-Conservative”.

Labour argued that funding the scheme through increasing National Insurance was unfair and a “tax on jobs” and that it would not end the need for people to sell their homes to meet the costs of social care.

Many people in Bradford have questioned why the Government has not chosen to raise the money by making multi-national companies pay their fair share of tax rather than going straight to working people’s pockets.

Employees on £20,000 will pay £130 more NI, for those on £30,000 they’ll pay £255 extra, those on £40,000 will pay £380 more every year.

Here is how all Bradford’s MPs voted on whether to put up National Insurance to fund adult social care:

  • Naz Shah (Labour, Bradford West) – Against
  • Judith Cummins (Labour, Bradford South) – Against
  • Imran Hussain (Labour, Bradford East) – Against
  • Philip Davies (Conservative, Shipley) – Against
  • Robbie Moore (Conservative, Keighley) – For

This is how other local MPs voted:

  • Kim Leadbeater (Labour, Batley and Spen) – Against
  • Stuart Andrew (Conservative, Pudsey) – For
  • Alex Sobel (Labour, Leeds North West) – Against
  • Julian Smith (Conservative, Skipton and Ripon) – For
  • Craig Whittaker (Conservative, Calder Valley) – For
  • Holly Lynch (Labour, Halifax) – Against

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