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Atkins Slams Inheritance Tax, Urges Change for Farmers

5/9/2025

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Tory shadow environment secretary Victoria Atkins passionately condemned the government's impending inheritance tax on farmland, highlighting its devastating impact on family farms and its link to farmer suicides. She called on the Secretary of State to rethink this policy. Furthermore, she voiced strong opposition to proposed planning changes that would enable Natural England to seize land without fair compensation.

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Tory shadow environment secretary Victoria Atkins passionately condemned the government's impending inheritance tax on farmland, highlighting its devastating impact on family farms and its link to farmer suicides. She called on the Secretary of State to rethink this policy. Furthermore, she voiced strong opposition to proposed planning changes that would enable Natural England to seize land without fair compensation.