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Labour backbenchers send Rachel Reeves clear statement on 'unfair' and 'unjust' IHT proposals

After 13 months of farmer-led campaigning against Inheritance Tax changes, a wall of silence from Labour MPs could finally have crumbled regarding the morality of the changes on farmer's health and well-being

Chris Brayford
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South Norfolk MP Ben Goldsborough said: "The forestalling clause traps farmers who may not have five or seven years to wait, including those who are terminally ill. That is unfair and unjust, and it threatens the foundations of our food security. Labour can once again be the party of rural Britain, but only if we protect the family farms we depend on."
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South Norfolk MP Ben Goldsborough said: "The forestalling clause traps farmers who may not have five or seven years to wait, including those who are terminally ill. That is unfair and unjust, and it threatens the foundations of our food security. Labour can once again be the party of rural Britain, but only if we protect the family farms we depend on."

Labour MPs have delivered a stark warning to Chancellor Rachel Reeves that she has a once in a lifetime opportunity to show that Labour can be the party of rural Britain by protecting family farms from...

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