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CLA demands IHT rethink following Keir Starmer's U-turn on welfare bill

Damage to economy will cost Treasury billions warns organisation

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Rebel MPs have forced a U-turn from Sir Keir Starmer on welfare cuts
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Rebel MPs have forced a U-turn from Sir Keir Starmer on welfare cuts

The CLA has repeated its calls for Chancellor Rachel Reeves to rethink her changes to Inheritance Tax (IHT) following the Government's climb down on welfare reforms. The demand to retain personal independence...

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