Rachel Reeves accused of leaving devolved nations in red after NICs rise

Chancellor used Barnett formula to fund Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, despite their larger public sectors

Rachel Reeves has been accused of shortchanging the UK's devolved nations after leaving the Welsh, Scottish and northern Irish governments with multimillion-pound funding gaps.

The chancellor said the Treasury would fully cover the 1.2% rise in national insurance contributions for employers on salaries above 5,000, which came in on 6 April.