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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Archie Mitchell and David Maddox

Starmer may be ‘softening’ on Labour’s ‘tractor tax’, NFU president claims

Sir Keir Starmer may be softening his stance on changes to inheritance tax, according to the boss of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU).

After a meeting in No 10 with the prime minister on Monday, NFU president Tom Bradshaw claimed there was “a more conciliatory tone” regarding the controversial change which some have dubbed a “tractor tax”.

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