'This fight is not finished', Badenoch says IHT concessions must go even further to protect farmers

Conservative Party Leader Kemi Badenoch has urged the Government to go even further in reducing the impact of Inheritance Tax changes on family farms. "You do not punish people who do the right thing, work the land, and keep the country going," Ms Badenoch says

Chris Brayford
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Conservative Party Leader Kemi Badenoch said: "This fight is not finished. The family farm tax is cruel, immoral and will not raise any money because farmers will stop farming. Other family businesses are still affected by Labour's tax raid, and we will keep pushing until the tax is lifted from them too."
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Conservative Party Leader Kemi Badenoch said: "This fight is not finished. The family farm tax is cruel, immoral and will not raise any money because farmers will stop farming. Other family businesses are still affected by Labour's tax raid, and we will keep pushing until the tax is lifted from them too."

Kemi Badenoch has welcomed the Government's U-turn on Inheritance Tax changes as an 'important win' for farmers, but she has now pushed Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Chancellor Rachel Reeves to go...

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