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Labour commits £70m to foreign aid food security while taxing farmers at home

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Ministers pledge 70 million of taxpayer’s money to foreign farmers.

Announcement comes amid ongoing row over tax raid on British agriculture at home.

Chancellor pledged to cut relief on British farmers in order to raise 500 million for the Exchequer .

Ministers claim the policy will only impact the richest farmers.

Shadow justice secretary said the Government was “spending hundreds of millions on foreign farmers while British livelihoods are destroyed by their cruel inheritance tax changes”.