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Nina Lloyd

Badenoch vows to slash inheritance tax in ‘battle for soul of the nation’

Conservative Party leader, Kemi Badenoch speaking during the Conservative Party conference at the International Convention Centre, Birmingham (Jacob King/PA) - (PA Wire)

Kemi Badenoch vowed to slash inheritance tax and put growth at the heart of her plans for government as she pitched the Conservatives as the “no-nonsense” party to take on Andy Burnham’s Labour.

The Tory leader said the next election will be a “battle for the soul of the nation” as she promised the party would focus on letting people “keep more of what they earn” if it returned to power.

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