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The IndependentTuesday, 6 October 2026
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Tories vow to cut inheritance tax in free-market revival
Badenoch bids to win back lost voters with promise to slash taxes, starting with headline pledge on inheritance – as party languishes in third place behind Labour and Reform in polls
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