Conservatives to scrap inheritance tax on family homes

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Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has pledged to scrap inheritance tax on family homes. But rival parties have criticised the proposal saying it would prioritise support for the wealthiest people in the country. We speak to a leading economist and a member of the shadow cabinet.

Also on the programme; we'll hear about the legal arguments over the botched execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee. And we speak to Karl Bushby the adventurer who's spent nearly three decades walking across the world and has finally returned to the UK.
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