A senior Labour ally of Andy Burnham has called for grieving families to be hit with tougher ‘death taxes’ under a major revamp of the system.
Louise Haigh, the former transport secretary who is in line for a senior Cabinet post if he becomes prime minister, called for reform of the system to strip out ‘exemptions and reliefs’ on inherited wealth.
The Sheffield Heeley MP, who ran Burnham’s Makerfield by-election campaign, lashed out at the whole tax system, saying it was stacked against people who work for a living.
Writing for the journal Renewal she demanded changes to Capital Gains Tax (CGT) rates –
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