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IHT to remain 'firmly on the agenda' until a solution is found for farmers

Further headaches await Sir Keir Starmer and Chancellor Rachel Reeves over the next few months if they do not listen to farmers on IHT

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"The Labour Party came to power with a landslide majority but, week by week, its fabric is falling apart at the seams. A growing number of Labour MPs are ‘feeling the heat' in rural constituencies, and putting pressure on the Prime Minister and the Chancellor to reconsider or pause [Inheritance Tax] proposals in their current format."
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"The Labour Party came to power with a landslide majority but, week by week, its fabric is falling apart at the seams. A growing number of Labour MPs are ‘feeling the heat' in rural constituencies, and putting pressure on the Prime Minister and the Chancellor to reconsider or pause [Inheritance Tax] proposals in their current format."

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has faced fresh calls to backdown on making changes to Inheritance Tax after MPs and farmers vowed to continue raising the issue until a resolution is sought to save generational...

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