Julia Lopez

Julia Lopez

Conservative — Hornchurch and Upminster

Speaking in the House of Commons on 11 November 2026

Debate

Employers

Contribution

I ask for my right hon. Friend’s forgiveness. I buy into his theory more than mine; I have overestimated the Government’s capabilities. The Conservatives’ motion says that the House believes that employers are working people, and that increasing national insurance broke Labour’s manifesto. If this was just a debate about semantics, maybe we could all move on, but the 2024 Budget has cast a shadow over every employer in every postcode, driving up unemployment and pushing up costs for everyone. It is time to start unravelling that damage, and in particular the damage that this tax increase has done to young people.

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