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Badenoch Announces Inheritance Tax Exemption for Family Homes

By Drooid · Oct 13, 2026, 4:07 PM UTC · How we work

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Kemi Badenoch announced that family homes will be exempt from inheritance tax at the conference.
An Opinium poll run Wed-Fri showed Conservatives at 20%, Labour at 29% and Reform at 23%.
Nigel Farage recorded 69% unfavourability and a net favourability rating of –45 in the YouGov poll.
Farage’s chief of staff Dan Jukes and policy director James Orr resigned after illegal-donation allegations.

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Kemi Badenoch announced that family homes will be exempt from inheritance tax at the conference.
An Opinium poll run Wed-Fri showed Conservatives at 20%, Labour at 29% and Reform at 23%.
Nigel Farage recorded 69% unfavourability and a net favourability rating of –45 in the YouGov poll.
Farage’s chief of staff Dan Jukes and policy director James Orr resigned after illegal-donation allegations.