Badenoch Pledges to Exempt £1m and Family Home From Inheritance Tax Under Conservatives
Conservative leader says the proposed change would halve the number of families paying inheritance tax, as the party's annual conference continues.
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Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has said that, under a future Conservative government, couples would be able to leave up to £1 million plus their family home exempt from inheritance tax, according to The Guardian's live coverage of the party's conference.
Badenoch said the proposed measure would halve the number of families currently liable to pay inheritance tax, framing it as a significant tax relief policy aimed at easing the financial burden on households inheriting family assets.
Other Conference Remarks
Also speaking at the conference, shadow home secretary Chris Philp addressed the party's pledge to build 50,000 new prison places, likening shadow policy adviser Nick Timothy's role in shaping the plan to a construction theme. Philp also criticised aspects of the current government's record on crime and justice, including police staffing levels and the rate of unsolved crimes, as part of the broader case he made for a change in approach under a future Conservative government.
Philp's remarks formed part of a wider set of criticisms directed at the governing Labour party's record on policing, immigration enforcement and public trust in institutions, delivered as part of the conference's broader political messaging ahead of the next general election cycle.
Badenoch's inheritance tax pledge is one of several policy proposals being unveiled by Conservative figures during the conference, as the party seeks to define its platform under her leadership.
Further details on how the proposed inheritance tax exemption would be funded, or when it might be implemented if the Conservatives return to government, have not yet been specified.
Sources
- Couples would be able to leave £1m and family home exempt from inheritance tax under Tories, says Badenoch – as it happened — The Guardian — Politics
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