Archbishop of Canterbury criticises social care tax rise

Justin Welby says favouring wealthy pensioners over young and poor not a people-centred policy'

Boris Johnson's plan to increase national insurance contributions to raise 12bn for the NHS and social care could pose a serious problem" for low-income workers, the archbishop of Canterbury has said.

Justin Welby said privileging wealthy pensioners over the poorest young people was not a people-centred policy", as he stressed the need for intergenerational equity".