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OPINION: Will farmers ever vote for Labour again?

Many have suggested abolishing Inheritance Tax would be a start to rebuilding a relationship with farmers, but will it be enough?

Chris Brayford
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"It will be very hard for farmers to simply forgive and forget a policy [IHT] which really has rocked the farming industry to the core."
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"It will be very hard for farmers to simply forgive and forget a policy [IHT] which really has rocked the farming industry to the core."

I know I am implying a lot by stating that farmers may have voted for Labour at the General Election. As hard as it may sound now, a lot of people had put their faith in Sir Keir Starmer to really deliver...

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