THIS is how Berkshire's MPs voted on increasing National Insurance tax last night to fund adult social care investment.

The Government got its plan to put up National Insurance by 1.25 per cent through the House of Commons last night by 319 votes to 248.

Despite the plan being a blatant broken promise of the Conservative manifesto, which pledged not to raise National Insurance, the vast majority of Tory MPs fell into line and voted the law through.

Only a handful joined every other party in the House to oppose the plans – Labour has slammed the tax hike as targeting working-class people and being damaging to the economy – while 37 others abstained from the vote.

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There is an urgent need for more money for adult social care as the UK population continues to age, and following ten years of austerity.

Many people in Berkshire have questioned why the Government has not chosen to raise the money by making multi-national companies pay their fair share of tax rather than going straight to working people’s pockets.

Employees on £20,000 will pay £130 more NI, for those on £30,000 they’ll pay £255 extra, those on £40,000 will pay £380 more every year.

Here is how all Berkshire MPs voted on whether to put up National Insurance to fund adult social care:

  • Adam Afriyie (Conservative, Windsor) - For
  • Theresa May (Conservative, Maidenhead) - For
  • James Sunderland (Conservative, Bracknell Forest) - For
  • John Redwood (Conservative, Wokingham) - Against
  • Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour, Slough) - No vote
  • Matt Rodda (Labour, Reading east) - Against
  • Alok Sharma (Conservative, Reading west) - For
  • Laura Farris (Conservative, Newbury) - For