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Rees-Mogg Urges Johnson to Cut Taxes as U.K. Costs Rise

Rees-Mogg tells cabinet to shelve levy aimed to boost NHS
Conservative MPs also concerned about surging cost of living

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By Kitty Donaldson and Andrew Atkinson

January 6, 2022 at 8:13 AM UTC

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January 6, 2022 at 1:14 PM UTC

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One of Boris Johnson’s most senior ministers urged the prime minister to ditch a 12-billion-pound ($16 billion) rise in national insurance amid concerns about the rising cost of living in the U.K.