LBC Presenter Roasts 'Woefully Unpopular' Labour Government Over Latest U-Turn |
LBC presenter Ben Kentish.
LBC presenter Ben Kentish has roasted the “wildly unpopular” Labour government after Keir Starmer’s latest major U-turn.
Environment secretary Emma Reynolds announced on Tuesday that plans to forced farmers to pay inheritance tax were being unexpectedly watered down.
That followed a year of angry protests from farmers and in the face of a mounting rebellion by Labour MPs opposed to the move.
Opposition parties have also condemned the time it has taken for the prime minister to reverse course, and for the decision to sneak out the announcement two days before Christmas.
The latest climbdown follows previous U-turns on scrapping winter fuel payments for 10 million pensioners and plans........