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Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson Hon FRIBA (born 19 June 1964) is a British politician, writer, and former journalist serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party since 2019. He was Foreign Secretary from 2016 to 2018 and Mayor of London from 2008 to 2016. Johnson was Member of Parliament for Henley from 2001 to 2008 and has been MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip since 2015. Ideologically, Johnson identifies as a one-nation conservative.
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National Insurance: Find out how your MP voted on the tax hike
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dailyrecord.co.ukBoris Johnson saw off a Tory rebellion to secure MPs' backing for his controversial £12 billion tax rise to deal with the NHS Covid backlog and reform social care funding in England.
The House of Commons voted by 319 to 248 in favour of the 1.25 percentage point increase in National Insurance Contributions despite deep unhappiness among many Conservative MPs.
Five backbenchers voted against the measure while another 37 did not vote - although not all would have deliberately abstained, as some would have had permission to be away from Westminster.The five rebels included former cabinet ministers Sir John Redwood and Esther McVey along with Sir Christopher Chope, Philip Davies and Neil Hudson.
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