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Caitlin Doherty

Keir Starmer: Vast majority of farmers will not be hit by inheritance tax change

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer works on board a Government plane as he travels to Rio de Janeiro (Stefan Rousseau/PA)) - (PA Wire)

Sir Keir Starmer has said he is “absolutely confident” that the “vast majority of farms and farmers” will not be affected by changes to inheritance tax announced in the Budget.

The row over the taxes for farms worth more than £1 million has rumbled on as the Prime Minister said on Sunday that the money the Government has put into the sector is “not to be overlooked”.

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