Sir Keir Starmer has insisted the 'vast majority of farmers' will not be affected by changes to Inheritance Tax (IHT) ahead of a protest outside parliament today. Hundreds of farmers, including celebrity farmer Jeremy Clarkson, are due to descend on Whitehall.
An extra £500m of additional funding will be given to neighbourhood policing, the home secretary is set to announce.Yvette Cooper will also lay out plans for a new unit to improve the performances of police forces across the country to end the 'postcode lottery' of how effectively crimes are dealt with.The Home Office says the unit will directly monitor police performance in areas prioritised by the government, including tackling violence against women and girls and knife crime.
The home secretary will make the announcements in her first major speech at the annual conference of the National Police Chiefs' Council and Association of Police and Crime Commissioners on Tuesday.
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