Philip Hammond breaks manifesto pledge with budget tax grab

Chancellor increases national insurance for self-employed, contrary to promise made four times in 2015 election manifesto

Philip Hammond sparked a political row on Wednesday with a tax grab on self-employed workers that breached a Conservative manifesto pledge not to raise national insurance rates.

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