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Welsh and Scottish politicians hit out at Government's refusal to rethink IHT

MPs brand family farm tax ‘disgraceful’, saying it reflects Labour’s ‘deep disconnect’ from rural community

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Shadow Rural Affairs Secretary Samuel Kurtz MS criticised both the UK Labour Government and the Welsh Labour Government for their continued refusal to support farmers by scrapping the planned tax changes
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Shadow Rural Affairs Secretary Samuel Kurtz MS criticised both the UK Labour Government and the Welsh Labour Government for their continued refusal to support farmers by scrapping the planned tax changes

Politicians from Scotland and Wales have condemned the Government's determination to impose the family farm tax, describing it as a ‘disgraceful' policy which shows the ‘deep disconnect' between the Labour...

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