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OPINION: Labour Party Conference - "10 months of UK-wide protests and petitions have failed to force a rethink on the family farm tax"

Ahead of the Labour Party Conference, head of news and business Jane Thynne looks back at the party's promises from last year's event

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
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OPINION: Labour Party Conference - "10 months of UK-wide protests and petitions have failed to force a rethink on the family farm tax"

The Labour Party Conference takes place in Liverpool on Sunday, September 28, where Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will face a barrage of unrest on a whole host of policies from immigration to digital...

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