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Pressure mounts on Rachel Reeves as rural Labour MPs make feelings known on family farm tax changes

Will the Chancellor finally listen to the concerns addressed by the farming sector and do the right thing for farmers on Inheritance Tax changes?

Chris Brayford
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A Labour MP, who wished to remain anonymous, said: "Our message will be, 'if you are not going to let us challenge you through the channels that exist for loyal backbenchers, then we are going to show our muscle'. There is one last chance to put this right before things blow up. At the moment we are just met with a wall of arrogance.鈥
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A Labour MP, who wished to remain anonymous, said: "Our message will be, 'if you are not going to let us challenge you through the channels that exist for loyal backbenchers, then we are going to show our muscle'. There is one last chance to put this right before things blow up. At the moment we are just met with a wall of arrogance.鈥

Chancellor Rachel Reeves faces mounting pressure from within her own Party to pay heed to the impact Inheritance Tax changes will have on the farming sector in its current form. The Times and Daily...

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