Kemi Badenoch has pledged to abolish stamp duty if the Conservatives win the next general election, unveiling a package of tax cuts aimed at regaining voter support and boosting the party’s standing.
Speaking at the Tory conference in Manchester, Badenoch described stamp duty as a “bad tax” that blocks the dream of home ownership. She said removing it would help millions buy their first homes and revive social mobility.
Alongside her housing pledge, Badenoch used her speech to attack Labour’s policies, promising to scrap VAT on private school fees, reverse the “tractor tax” on farms, undo Angela Rayner’s workers’ rights reforms, ban doctor strikes linked to NHS waiting lists, and abolish the carbon tax.
Badenoch also outlined her broader vision of a smaller, more efficient government, saying the state should “do less but do it better.” She announced a new “golden rule” for budgeting by spending only half of savings made from cuts and using the rest to reduce the deficit.
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