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Labour backbenchers speak out in Inheritance Tax debate

Treasury urged to work together to consider whether its IHT policy could be 'recalibrated' and a 'few tweaks' could be made to both support family farms and close loopholes to maintain pressure on 'landbankers'

Rachael Brown
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Labour backbenchers speak out in Inheritance Tax debate

A handful of Labour MPs spoke up for their farming constituents in a packed out Westminster Hall debate on Monday, February 10, responding to a petition signed by almost 150,000 signatures calling for...

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