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OPINION: Can Reform and Nigel Farage really win for British farming beyond Inheritance Tax?

Farmers Guardian's Chris Brayford reflects on attending Reform UK's conference last week: "Reform sung all the right notes when it came to the sector's calls to end upcoming IHT reforms, but can the party deliver a comprehensive plan to help the sector thrive if elected at the next General Election?"

Chris Brayford
clock • 7 min read
"There are those who are incredibly drawn to what Reform has to offer, given that they are 'fed up' with empty words, broken promises and political malaise from the Conservatives and Labour. It is what Labour campaigned for following 14 years of a Conservative Government, and it is now what Reform are campaigning for after 14 months of a Labour Government."
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"There are those who are incredibly drawn to what Reform has to offer, given that they are 'fed up' with empty words, broken promises and political malaise from the Conservatives and Labour. It is what Labour campaigned for following 14 years of a Conservative Government, and it is now what Reform are campaigning for after 14 months of a Labour Government."

Reform is courting farmers. There is no doubt about it. At a time when it feels like the Government has firmly shut all its doors to food producers on Inheritance Tax reforms, and when their voices...

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