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Portrait of the week

Portrait of the Week: Sunak’s D-Day misstep, Michael Mosley’s death and Macron’s snap election

15 June 2024

9:00 AM

15 June 2024

9:00 AM

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The Conservatives promised to reduce National Insurance from 8 per cent to 6 per cent (and abolish it for most of the self-employed by 2029) in their 76-page election manifesto. Despite other tax cuts already announced, the tax burden would continue to rise steadily. The Tories also promised to halve migration.

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