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Government ministers have considered the prospect of altering its current Inheritance Tax proposals, according to the FOI, despite publicly saying that the policy has been 'set in stone' since the last Autumn Budget

Family Business UK chair Steve Rigby said he believes Labour's changes to Inheritance Tax were not made with the intention of targeting small businesses like family farms

²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian’s Tom Ryder, hailing from a Cumbria-based family with a history in pedigree livestock breeding, reflects on how the Government’s proposed Inheritance Tax reforms risk overlooking the human realities behind the numbers

Who are the 26 MPs that form the Labour Rural Research Group, reportedly opposed to the Government's current changes to Inheritance Tax, and do they deserve credit for potentially going against their party on the issue?

Changes could see full relief from IHT up to £5m per person (£10m for a married couple) where farmland or business assets form at least 60% of an estate

Defra had previously failed to confirm to ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian if a meeting had taken place with NFYFC to discuss the possibility of ending discretionary funding for young farmers

Tax Policy Associates' Dan Neidle said Sir Keir had bought a seven acre field in Surrey for his parents to look after rescued donkeys in 1996. Mr Neidle said the field was likely placed in a life-interest trust, and the nature of the tax planning structure had the effect of keeping the field outside his parents’ estate for Inheritance Tax purposes

Could the Conservatives have won the General Election in 2024 had Kemi Badenoch been Leader of the party instead of Rishi Sunak?

The House of Lords' Finance Bill Sub-Committee is seeking views from farmers and rural businesses on the administration and implementation of Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief

Horsham MP John Milne said Government needs to work with farmers to deliver a rural development strategy which can help farming communities thrive instead of falling further behind urban areas