Former PM Lord Cameron urges people to 'fight' for rural way of life as Lord Blunkett brands family farm tax a 'mistake'

Countryside Alliance rally urges Prime Minister to reset Labour's relationship with rural residents

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 3 min read
David Cameron speaking on a farm near Barnstaple in 2024
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David Cameron speaking on a farm near Barnstaple in 2024

The family farm tax was a ‘mistake' according to former Labour Home Secretary Lord Blunkett addressing members of the rural community who had come together to call on the Government to enact an immediate...

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