Environment secretary admits he U-turned on farm inheritance tax

Credit: Sky News- Published 8 hours ago
The secretary of state in charge of rural affairs, Steve Reed, has admitted he has changed his stance on farm inheritance tax because of the "£22bn black hole left by the Tories".

Video credit: ODN
Published 9 minutes ago -  00:47
Steve Reed defends government amid farm tax protest
Steve Reed has defended the government's decision to introduce inheritance tax on farms worth over £1 million. The environment secretary said Labour's Inheritance Tax plans became necessary because of the '£22 billion black hole' in the public finances they allegedly inherited from the previous government. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

You are here


💡 newsR Knowledge: Other News Mentions

Steve Reed (politician)

British politician (born 1963)

Related videos from verified sources

Environment secretary insists "most farms won't be affected" 01:07
Credit: ODN - Published 5 hours ago 


NFU President slams family farm tax amid protests 01:09
Credit: ODN - Published 5 hours ago 


Victoria Atkins slams government's Inheritance Tax 01:06
Credit: ODN - Published 6 hours ago 


You might like