EXCLUSIVE - Maya Ellis: "I am serious about my passion for our farming communities"

Labour MP Maya Ellis writes on working with farmers to change Inheritance Tax thresholds prior to Christmas, and why collaboration is going to be crucial in the next decade of British farming

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Ribble Valley MP Maya Ellis, who represents 829 farms in her constituency, said: "My input in this [IHT reforms prior to Christmas] was fuelled by farming communities who worked with me to keep the pressure on Government to understand how vital family farms are, and I thank them all for their help."
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Ribble Valley MP Maya Ellis, who represents 829 farms in her constituency, said: "My input in this [IHT reforms prior to Christmas] was fuelled by farming communities who worked with me to keep the pressure on Government to understand how vital family farms are, and I thank them all for their help."

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