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Sir Keir Starmer questioned on whether family farm tax was a 'mistake' or 'intentional'

Did the Prime Minister intend to frustrate and anger the agricultural sector over changes to Agricultural Property Relief in the Budget or was it a mistake?

Chris Brayford
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The Prime Minister was asked if he intended to 'decimate' family farming when he changed Inheritance Tax or if he will rectify the problem in the future.
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The Prime Minister was asked if he intended to 'decimate' family farming when he changed Inheritance Tax or if he will rectify the problem in the future.

Sir Keir Starmer has come under fire after being quizzed on whether the Autumn Budget was designed to 'attack' farmers or whether it was a mistake. At Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday (February...

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