Tories accused of prioritising rich voters as Badenoch lays out inheritance tax cut plan

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What happened

Party hopes to win over affluent middle-class voters as leader rejects calls to ‘unite the right’ in conference speech Kemi Badenoch has announced that the Conservatives would abolish inheritance tax on family homes if elected, prompting criticism th…

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  • Reported by The Guardian and published Wed, 07 Oct 2026 14:19:22 UTC.

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