In last autumn’s budget, the chancellor announced that some farms would have to pay 20% inheritance tax – a move met with fury in farming communities.
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On the eve of Rachel Reeves’s announcement, South Yorkshire farmer Philip Charlesworth was found dead.
He’d been caring for his wife, who has dementia.
But now an inquest has found that stress, and the worry of losing half of his farm "ultimately caused him to take his life."
We spoke to Mr Charlesworth’s family – and a warning that you may find some details in this report distressing.
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