Inheritance tax for an inherited mess

Alan Fairs wonders if Rachel Reeves, pictured, sees inheritance tax as an apt way of dealing with her inheritance from the Tories. Photograph: Wiktor Szymanowicz/Future Publishing/Getty Images

I lost count of the number of times the chancellor mentioned Labour’s “inheritance” from the last government in her speech and subsequent answers to questions (Report, 29 July). It is almost as if she sees inheritance tax as being apt for dealing with that inheritance. We shall know on 30 October.
Alan Fairs
Bewdley, Worcestershire

• It’s not only far-right female politicians who do little for other women (Editorial, 28 July). Not one of the three female prime ministers that the UK has experienced made life better for women. Let’s hope a female chancellor can do better.
Deirdre Burrell
Mortimer, Berkshire