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EXCLUSIVE - Caroline Voaden: "The Autumn Budget set the tone for what we have seen in Labour's first year in office"

South Devon MP Caroline Voaden said 85% of farmers in her constituency have told her that they could be affected by IHT changes, with average tax bills starting at 拢637,000

Chris Brayford
clock 鈥� 4 min read
Liberal Democrat MP Caroline Voaden said: "Plenty has been written about this policy [IHT], but still, it bears repeating what an ill-thought-out idea this was."
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Liberal Democrat MP Caroline Voaden said: "Plenty has been written about this policy [IHT], but still, it bears repeating what an ill-thought-out idea this was."

Last month marked the one-year anniversary of the 2024 General Election, which saw Labour return to power on the back of a simple message, change. Change was, after all, what much of the country was...

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