Treasury says concession could be worth £30m next year and then £70m annually until 2030Rachel Reeves has eased inheritance tax on agricultural property after pressure from farmers.As the chancellor made her budget...
Read MoreThis live blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereDavid Lammy, the deputy PM and justice secretary, has welcomed the fact that Billy Smith is back in custody, but described the spike in release mistakes as...
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Read MoreEmbattled Reform UK leader of Kent county council offers single word reply of ‘yes’ when asked if behaviour in line with Nolan principlesDavid Lammy, the deputy PM and justice secretary, has welcomed the fact that...
Read MoreDeputy PM says government is ‘modernising’ prison systems as one of two mistakenly released inmates turns himself inDavid Lammy, the deputy PM and justice secretary, has welcomed the fact that Billy Smith is back in...
Read MoreNFU welcomes fresh evidence from tax researchers that planned changes may not target wealthiest landownersThe National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has called for a meeting with Rachel Reeves to discuss changes to Labour’s...
Read MoreThis scandalous story gives lie to the claim that the biggest threat to country life comes from city dwellersPower hides by setting us against each other. This is never more true than in the countryside, where the impacts of an...
Read MoreBackbencher says ‘it’s time to resolve the issues of access to the English countryside once and for all’Labour backbenchers are pressing the government to revive a right to roam policy in England after a...
Read MoreThe royal has bowed to pressure over residents’ right to buy freeholds on parts of his hereditary landPrince William has agreed to end the last feudal restrictions on land ownership in parts of his hereditary Duchy of...
Read MoreChancellor urged to cancel tax break that uses scheme to register land as heritage asset and worth at least £68mThree hundred and fifty-five wealthy landowners in England including aristocrats are benefiting from an...
Read MoreCampaigners say sudden sale suggests Abrdn’s use of Scottish countryside was ‘get-rich-quick scheme’A Scottish estate that became a lightning rod for disputes over wealthy “green lairds” buying up...
Read MoreBill proposes dividing large estates into smaller lots to spread land ownership and boost rural populationsScottish lairds will be ordered to break up their estates into smaller parcels during sales under plans to reverse the...
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