Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Independent UK
The Independent UK
David Maddox

Badenoch revives one of the Tories’ most popular policies – but is anyone listening?

Kemi Badenoch is attempting to recapture a moment in recent Tory history which spurred her party on to what at the time seemed to be an unlikely election victory.

Back in 2007 the then-shadow chancellor George Osborne spooked Gordon Brown’s Labour government by announcing the Tories would raise the threshold on inheritance tax.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.