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Labour MPs 'tow party line' to defeat rethink on family farm tax

Opposition parties vow to fight on to protect UK farmers

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An Opposition Day vote aiming to overthrow the Budget farm changes was defeated
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An Opposition Day vote aiming to overthrow the Budget farm changes was defeated

A Conservative attempt to overthrow the family farm tax was thwarted by Labour MPs who all voted to back the cuts announced in the Autumn Budget. Shadow Efra Secretary Victoria Atkins had led an impassioned...

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