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30 councils reject family farm tax in blow for Sir Keir Starmer

Pressure continues to mount on the Prime Minister and Chancellor Rachel Reeves to consult with farmers on the Autumn Budget

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Mo Metcalf-Fisher, director of external affairs at the Countryside Alliance, said: "Having councils, many in areas covered by Labour MPs, openly revolting against the Treasury is a bad look for Rachel Reeves and Sir Keir Starmer."
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Mo Metcalf-Fisher, director of external affairs at the Countryside Alliance, said: "Having councils, many in areas covered by Labour MPs, openly revolting against the Treasury is a bad look for Rachel Reeves and Sir Keir Starmer."

A landmark number of councils across Great Britain have called on the Government to overturn the family farm tax. Mo Metcalf-Fisher, director of external affairs at the Countryside Alliance (CA), said...

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