Rachel Reeves's inheritance tax raid on farmers was backed by MPs in the Commons tonight. MPs voted 327 to 182, majority 145, in support of the Government's plans to slap inheritance tax on farms worth over £1 million.

One rural Labour MP, Markus Campbell-Savours, voted against the changes, while others abstained after being urged to by the National Farming Union (NFU). Shadow Environment Secretary Victoria Atkins said: “I commend the Labour MPs who did not vote for Labour’s family farm and family business taxes tonight.

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"Shockingly, 314 Labour MPs, including the current Defra Secretary of State and Farming Minister, put their own jobs first and voted for the death tax, more farm closures and higher food pr

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