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Labour should tweak APR and BPR for farmers, say Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart

Hosts of The Rest is Politics podcast discuss why Labour should change their mind on Inheritance Tax changes, why rural Labour MPs are under pressure to deliver for farmers and the importance of direct payments in agriculture

Chris Brayford
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Alastair Campbell said: "If they [Labour] get to the point of thinking this has not quite worked out the way we planned, there is no harm in tweaking. It might be better done politically as part of that bigger package." (The Rest is Politics)
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Alastair Campbell said: "If they [Labour] get to the point of thinking this has not quite worked out the way we planned, there is no harm in tweaking. It might be better done politically as part of that bigger package." (The Rest is Politics)

Political commentators have urged Labour to change their minds on imposing new taxation on farmers and to understand the consequences it could have for rural communities and the wider economy. The Rest...

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