Tories accused of prioritising rich voters as Badenoch lays out inheritance tax cut plan

Kemi Badenoch said in her speech that economic growth would be the ‘central organising principle’ of the next Conservative government. Photograph: Ian Forsyth/Getty

Kemi Badenoch has announced that the Conservatives would abolish inheritance tax on family homes if elected, prompting criticism that she is prioritising cutting taxes for the rich.

The Tory leader also said couples would be able to leave an additional tax-free sum of £1m to their families, as the party attempts to shore up its traditional base in southern England.