The Prime Minister has said that he does not blame business leaders for their opposition to the proposed rise in National Insurance.

Speaking to Today presenter John Humphrys, Gordon Brown said that it was not business leaders who were to blame, but unrealistic proposed Conservative efficiency savings.

"The Conservatives are building every single policy on a myth," he said.

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