Farmers are more than just 'spreadsheet figures' in IHT row, Kemi Badenoch says

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Conservative Party Leader Kemi Badenoch said: "I have been speaking to farming families all over the country and each time the cruelty of Labour's policies are self-evident."
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Conservative Party Leader Kemi Badenoch said: "I have been speaking to farming families all over the country and each time the cruelty of Labour's policies are self-evident."

Kemi Badenoch has warned she will not allow Labour to 'destroy' the rural way of life with changes to Inheritance Tax and urged farmers to make their voices heard at May 2025 local elections. The Conservative...

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