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LibDem Conference: 'Human cost' of family farm tax 'makes me physically shake' says MP

Farmer's daughter Sarah Dyke said her 83-year-old mother is just one of many farmers terrified as to what will happen under Labour's IHT changes

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock 鈥� 2 min read
MP Sarah Dyke has spoken out about the 'human cost' of IHT proposals
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MP Sarah Dyke has spoken out about the 'human cost' of IHT proposals

Glastonbury and Somerton MP Sarah Dyke has spoken out against the 鈥榟uman cost' of Labour's family farm tax saying the enormity of what farmers are facing makes her 鈥榩hysically shake'. Stress Addressing...

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