Government urged to review farming inheritance tax plans after Commons vote

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Backbenchers argued the measure failed to tackle "abuse by the celebrities and the billionaires" who buy farmland to avoid paying a full inheritance tax bill

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Labour MPs have urged the government to reconsider its plans to impose inheritance tax on farmers, despite the House of Commons voting in support of the proposal.