EXCLUSIVE: Defra Secretary Steve Barclay: Farms benefit from Business Relief for inheritance tax - scrapping these could be 'ruinous' for farming families

In an exclusive for Farmers Guardian, Steve Barclay says that Labour simply do not understand food and farming

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EXCLUSIVE: Defra Secretary Steve Barclay: Farms benefit from Business Relief for inheritance tax - scrapping these could be 'ruinous' for farming families

Farmers are at the heart of our economy and landscape. I am proud to be standing on a Conservative manifesto that recognises the importance of food production. Ultimately, everyone in this country needs...

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