Third Labour MP takes a stand against 'embarrassing' family farm tax changes

Labour MP Henry Tufnell has also called for an 'amnesty' for older and sick farmers following Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Autumn Budget

Chris Brayford
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Henry Tufnell, MP for  Mid and South Pembrokeshire, said: "It is embarrassing to say you are going to do one thing and then do another."
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Henry Tufnell, MP for Mid and South Pembrokeshire, said: "It is embarrassing to say you are going to do one thing and then do another."

A third Labour MP has defied his Party by backing farmers in their bid to stop changes from being made to Inheritance Tax and Agricultural Property Relief. Henry Tufnell, who represents Mid and South...

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