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The Sunday Telegraph reports that Boris Johnson is facing unrest within Conservative ranks over proposals to raise national insurance, a move which has been labelled “idiotic” by senior figures. The paper says that Mr Johnson is set to insist that the increase is vital to save the NHS. The Sunday Telegraph says it understands that the prime minister will try to justify the increase as necessary to clear the backlog of patients on hospital waiting lists. But MPs within his own party have warned that it will result in younger workers subsidising care for older people.