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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Maya Oppenheim

Female farmers warn Labour of suicide risk among community after inheritance tax hike

A female farmer has raised fears that the number of farmers taking their own lives will rise in the wake of Labour’s inheritance tax as she warned of the devastated families left behind to pick up the pieces.

Ceri Cryer, a farmer based in north Wiltshire, told The Independent she has been overwhelmed with stress since Rachel Reeves unveiled the plan in the recent budget - adding that she has never been as depressed about the future of farming as she is now.

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