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Kemi Badenoch has vowed to abolish stamp duty if the Conservatives win the next election, as she unveiled a raft of tax cuts in a bid to claw back voters and boost the party’s ratings.
Outlining the major policy announcement to a packed audience at her Tory conference speech on Wednesday, she said the move to scrap the “bad tax” would “help achieve the dream of home ownership for millions”.
The plans, which the Tories say would cost around £9bn, have been praised by economists, but questions remain over how the party would pay for it.
After a lacklustre party conference, Ms Badenoch also used her
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