An MP issued a stark warning about the future of Mountbatten during a debate in the Commons.

Paul Holmes, MP for Hamble Valley, said that Labour's increases to national insurance has put the "charitable sector... in real danger".

He said Joe Robertson, MP for Isle of Wight East, is also aware of concerns.

Speaking on Thursday, Mr Holmes said: "Mountbatten hospice, which serves my constituency and Hampshire more widely, receives 70 per cent of its income through charitable donations.

"It has told me and my honourable friend the Member for Isle of Wight East that its viability is under risk because of the national insurance contributions policy that this Government have brought forward.

"Can the Secretary of State outline what pressure she will put on the Treasury to make sure that the policy changes?

"The charitable sector is in real danger because of this Government’s decisions."

As reported, Mountbatten has spoken out about the risk of soaring bills - including a rise in minimum wage following the Budget.

Mountbatten CEO Nigel Hartley told the County Press it was "the beginning of the death of the modern hospice".

But responding to Mr Holmes in the Commons, Lisa Nandy - culture, media and sport secretary, said: "The health secretary and I have already had a discussion about the situation facing hospices.

"He is acutely aware of it, and is working with the hospice movement in order to provide the best possible support."