Environment secretary tells farmers it is 'hard to be sorry for trying to make UK's economy work'
Thursday, 21 November 2024 () Environment secretary Steve Reed said it is "hard to be sorry for trying to make the country's economy work" as he spoke to farmers for the first time since the budget.
Environment secretary Steve Reed has insisted "only around 500 farms will be affected" by the new family farm tax. The plans to impose inheritance tax on farms worth more than £1 million have sparked fury among rural communities, with thousands of farmers descending upon Westminster on Tuesday in...
Steve Reed has defended the government's decision to introduce inheritance tax on farms worth over £1 million. The environment secretary said Labour's Inheritance Tax plans became necessary because of the '£22 billion black hole' in the public finances they allegedly inherited from the previous government.
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The secretary of state in charge of rural affairs, Steve Reed, has admitted he has changed his stance on farm inheritance tax because of the "£22bn black hole.. Sky News
MPs including shadow environment secretary Victoria Atkins, shadow foreign secretary Priti Patel and Tory party leader Kemi Badenoch have turned out in Westminster to offer their support to the farmers..
Thursday, 21 November 2024 ()
Environment secretary Steve Reed said it is "hard to be sorry for trying to make the country's economy work" as he spoke to farmers for the first time since the budget.
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