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Farming families deliver heartwarming family farm tax responses to Sir Keir Starmer

"Our children mean so much to us, and those who want to take over the business and be the next generation of farmers may have that privilege taken away. I truly do not know what I would do if I had to have that painful conversation about giving up our farm business and giving up an industry which has provided me with so much joy"

Chris Brayford
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Kent farmer Simon Broad (centre) with his daughter Holly (second from right) and son Bobby (right)
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Kent farmer Simon Broad (centre) with his daughter Holly (second from right) and son Bobby (right)

More than 100 letters and pictures produced by children from farming families have been delivered to Sir Keir Starmer to make him realise how the family farm tax could 'take away' the dreams and aspiration...

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