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Keir Starmer summoned to Liaison Committee for likely pre-Christmas questioning on IHT

The Prime Minister was challenged by Efra Chair Alistair Carmichael at the Liaison Committee last year on the impact of Inheritance Tax changes on farmers' mental health

Chris Brayford
clock • 4 min read
Efra Chair Alistair Carmichael, speaking after last years' session, said: "He [Sir Keir] has undermined the case made by Treasury and Defra ministers, who claimed that the Inheritance Tax changes were about tackling the Jeremy Clarksons and James Dysons of this world. Far from targeting the super-rich, he could not have been clearer that if farmers are caught and family farms have to be sold, then that is fine by him."
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Efra Chair Alistair Carmichael, speaking after last years' session, said: "He [Sir Keir] has undermined the case made by Treasury and Defra ministers, who claimed that the Inheritance Tax changes were about tackling the Jeremy Clarksons and James Dysons of this world. Far from targeting the super-rich, he could not have been clearer that if farmers are caught and family farms have to be sold, then that is fine by him."

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is due to face questions from a panel of MPs regarding the Government's 'Plan for Change', which could include another showdown on Inheritance Tax changes. Sir Keir will...

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