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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Ashley Cowburn

Treasury minister said he would like to see inheritance tax 'eliminated'

A Tory Treasury minister has revealed he told party members during his selection meeting in 2019 he would like to see inheritance tax "eliminated".

Andrew Griffith, the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, made the remarks on the fringes of the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham.

The MP for Arundel and South Downs - a former Sky executive - made clear, however, that inheritance tax is "outside" his responsibilities.

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