Badenoch Tells Tory Conference Reform Figures Are 'Measuring up the Curtains for Their Prison Cells'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : Inheritance tax is currently charged at 40% above £325,000, or above £500,000 where a qualifying home is passed to a direct descendant.
51% : She also said her longer-term ambition was to abolish inheritance tax altogether when the country could afford it.
50% : About 5% of estates currently pay the tax.
46% : She pledged that a future Conservative government would abolish inheritance tax on family homes and allow couples to pass on an additional £1 million tax-free.
44% : Badenoch criticised Reform controversies while unveiling inheritance tax plans and warning voters against switching parties Kemi Badenoch has ruled out any post-election deal with Reform UK, declaring that some of its politicians are now 'measuring up the curtains for their prison cells' as the party targets her marginal seat and steps up its national challenge to the Conservatives.
41% : Tories Push Tax-Cut Agenda The Reform attack came as Badenoch used her keynote speech to present the Conservatives as a low-tax alternative to Labour.
41% : The approach comes as Reform continues to pressure the Conservatives electorally while Badenoch seeks to rebuild her party around lower taxes, economic growth and a more traditional Conservative pitch.

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