Tory leader vows to abolish stamp duty

KEMI Badenoch promised to abolish stamp duty if the Conservatives win the next election as she closed the party conference.

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Having focused on borders in her opening address, Mrs Badenoch used her leader’s speech yesterday to set out her vision of a country where the state “does less but does it better”.

She pledged to impose a “golden rule” on her budget plans, spending only half of any savings made through spending cuts, with the rest going to reduce the deficit.

And she said she would cut student numbers, saving £3bn that would then be spent on doubling the apprenticeship budget.