Shadow Environment Secretary Victoria Atkins discusses why she voted in favour of continuing the debate on the assisted dying bill, stressing the importance of addressing her constituents' concerns before making a final decision.
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Shadow Environment Secretary Victoria Atkins criticises Labour's time in office so far as she calls for the party's MPs to join her in a vote to axe the family fam tax proposed as part of Rachel Reeves' budget.
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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 protest. Thousands of farmers arrived at the event in a convoy of tractors before joining a huge rally attended by celebrities including Andrew Lloyd-Webber and Jeremy Clarkson. The plans introduced by Labour in last month's Budget to impose inheritance tax on farms worth more than £1 million have sparked fury among rural communities. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Victoria Atkins has slammed the government's family farm tax, describing it as a "cruel policy" which will "destroy family farmining in the UK." The shadow environment secretary accused the Labour government of being "so disconnected from the countryside that they don't realise the damage they are making." It comes as thousands of farmers are set to converge in Westminster on Tuesday to protest against the changes to Inheritance Tax announced in last month's budget.
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Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch was joined by shadow secretary for environment, food and rural affairs, Victoria Atkins as she visited J H and Son farm near Long Crendon on Thursday. The opposition leader headed to Buckinghamshire to speak to farmers about their concerns over the latest budget.
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AA President Edmund King believes Monday morning will be the busiest period of the Christmas getaway on the UK's roads as his motoring organisation predicts “some 22 million” drivers will travel today. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Care minister Stephen Kinnock has announced a new funding boost alongside reforms to GP services which he says will "bring back the family doctor".
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57-year-old Brian Whitelock has been jailed for life without parole for murdering his neighbour Wendy Buckney in a savage attack in her own home. Whitelock was released from prison in December 2018 after being deemed a low risk by the Parole Board, having served 18 years over a separate double killing of his friend and brother.
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Former UK Ambassador to the US Lord Darroch suggests Lord Mandelson is "well placed" to represent the UK in the United States, particularly with his trade background.
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Mark Morrell, a pothole campaigner, has dismissed the government's new funding for potholes, saying repairing potholes "is a waste of money" and roads need to be resurfaced.
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Shadow Health Secretary Victoria Atkins defends the previous Conservative government’s record on NHS spending and criticises Lord Darzi’s report as “backward looking” and a “cover for tax..