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By Chris Dorrell Jeremy Clarkson and the National Farmers Union (NFU) have attacked the Labour Party for breaking its promises around agricultural relief. Changes to inheritance tax announced in the Budget will contribute to the breakup of family-owned farms and “threaten the fabric of the countryside”, experts have said in an attack on Labour’s latest revenue-raising plans. In yesterday’s Budget, the Chancellor announced a sweeping overhaul of the inheritance tax system, including changes to a relief which had allowed agricultural land to be passed on tax-free. From April 2026, only the first…

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