Badenoch Pledges Inheritance Tax Cuts for Family Homes

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch used her keynote conference speech in Birmingham to announce plans to scrap inheritance tax on family homes and allow couples to pass on up to £1m tax-free. Although she ultimately aspires to abolish the tax entirely when finances permit, current commitments prevent an immediate total repeal. Badenoch framed the Conservatives as a revitalized, 'no-nonsense' party distinct from Labour and Reform UK.

The proposed policy, estimated to cost £6bn annually and funded through government savings including welfare cuts, aims to lift the tax burden off ordinary middle-class families. However, political rivals criticized the move as a measure favoring the wealthy. Badenoch also ruled out any electoral alliance with Reform UK, appealing directly to disillusioned voters to return to the Conservative fold.