New Tory leader says she will 'reverse Labour's cruel family farm tax'

Kemi Badenoch challenges Prime Minister to justify Budget's impact on nation's farmers

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 2 min read
Kemi Badenoch said she would reverse Labour’s cruel family farm tax’.
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Kemi Badenoch said she would reverse Labour’s cruel family farm tax’.

New Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has announced she would ‘reverse Labour's cruel family farm tax'. Making her debut at Prime Minister's Question Time, the MP for West Essex questioned Sir Keir...

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