Brits back Kemi's push to slash death duties with 52% saying they should be cut or abolished - and even Labour voters supportive

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-08 · by James Tapsfield

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A YouGov poll reports that 52% of Brits support reducing or abolishing inheritance tax, with only 13% in favor of keeping the current rates and 9% wanting an increase. The survey also found that even Labour and Lib Dem voters were supportive of abolition at 26% and 27%, respectively. Kemi Badenoch, a Conservative MP, announced plans to exempt main residences from inheritance tax regardless of value, allowing couples to pass up to £1 million in assets tax-free, which she estimates will cut the number of people paying inheritance tax by more than half.
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YouGov research shows 52% of Brits support reducing or abolishing inheritance tax, also known as death duties. Only 13% want to keep it unchanged, while 9% think it should increase. The most popular option for abolition was among Conservative and Reform Party voters but also received support from Labour (26%) and Liberal Democrat supporters (27%). Kemi Badenoch, the UK's Exchequer Secretary, used her speech at the Conservative conference to propose significant changes: exempting main residences passed down through generations regardless of value, allowing couples to pass on an additional £1 million in assets tax-free. This could reduce inheritance tax payers by over half. The policy is funded with cuts to the welfare budget and would cost £6 billion annually.

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Who wrote this

James Tapsfield
59 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 She said main residences passed down through generations will be exempt from the levy if she wins power, regardless of their value.
2026-10-08 · assertive framing · Brits back Kemi's push to slash death duties with 52% saying they should be cut or abolished - and even Labour voters supportive
🔮 Andy Burnham could face calling a general election at the end of the worst Parliament for living standards in modern times, according to a grim report.
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2026-10-07 · assertive framing · Kemi lashes Labour's 'tax doom loop': Badenoch to vow to slash job-killing NICs and death duties in Tory speech today - as she warns party election will be 'battle for Britain's soul'
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Badenoch PERSON · 2× Labour NORP · 2× Brits NORP · 1× Conservative NORP · 1× Kemi Badenoch's PERSON · 1× Lib Dem NORP · 1× Reform ORG · 1× Tories NORP · 1× Tory ORG · 1× YouGov ORG · 1×

Narrative

That compared to 13 per cent who said the tax should stay as it is, and 9 per cent who thought it should go up. Abolition was overwhelmingly the most popular option for Tory and Reform voters, but also among Labour and Lib Dem supporters - with 26 per cent and 27 per cent respectively endorsing it.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-08
🔮 She said main residences passed down through generations will be exempt from the levy if she wins power, regardless of their value.
2026-10-08 · Daily Mail
Brits back Kemi's push to slash death duties with 52% saying they should be cut or abolished - and even Labour voters supportive · assertive framing

Claims (13 extracted, 1 hedged)

Brits are behind Kemi Badenoch's bid to slash inheritance tax, according to a poll. uncertain
Brits → slash → poll
YouGov research found 52 per cent believe the death duties should either be reduced or scrapped altogether. asserted
duties → find → ?
That compared to 13 per cent who said the tax should stay as it is, and 9 per cent who thought it should go up. Abolition was overwhelmingly the most popular option for Tory and Reform voters, but also among Labour and Lib Dem supporters - with 26 per cent and 27 per cent respectively endorsing it. asserted
cent → compare → it
Around a fifth said they did not know. asserted
they → say → ?
Mrs Badenoch used her speech wrapping up Conservative conference yesterday to make a bold vow on inheritance tax. asserted
Badenoch → use → tax
She said main residences passed down through generations will be exempt from the levy if she wins power, regardless of their value. asserted
she → say → value
Couples will also be able to pass on a further £1million in assets tax-free, cutting the number who will ever pay inheritance tax by more than half. asserted
who → pass → half
The £6billion pledge will be funded by cuts to the welfare budget. asserted
pledge → fund → budget
The move followed last year's promise to scrap stamp duty, and a new pledge to ditch Labour's mansion tax. asserted
move → follow → tax
Mrs Badenoch said the plans were a reminder that the Tories 'are and always have been the party of home ownership', adding that those who 'work hard and save should be rewarded for that effort'. asserted
who → say → effort
'This is my guarantee: no stamp duty when you buy your home; no mansion tax when you live in your home; and no inheritance tax on your home when you pass it to your children or grandchildren,' she said. asserted
she → buy → children
She added: 'The Labour Party think it is selfish to pass on what you have earned to your children. asserted
you → add → children
We don't.' asserted
We → do → ?
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