Reeves plants seed of doubt over reverse on crippling farm inheritance tax raid

RACHEL Reeves has been urged to make a second major U-turn by reversing her hated inheritance tax raid on farmers.

- By Martyn Brown Political Editor

The demand comes 24 hours after the Chancellor's humiliating climbdown over Winter Fuel payment cuts.

Senior Tory Vicky Atkins said the punishing levy is another “grave injustice” that must be put right.

Her warning comes amid fears that farmers will be clobbered again today, with the Chancellor expected to take a scythe to the government's agricultural budget in her Spending Review.

Ms Reeves has been blasted by the farming community after she slapped a 20% inheritance tax in her October Budget. Many farmers have held protests and rallies over the measure.

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Hopes of a reversal were raised when Ms Reeves restored the winter fuel allowance to nine million pensioners south of the border this week.