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will abolish  \ninheritance tax as  \nshe takes battle  \n'for the soul of the  \nnation'to Burnham  \nBy Tony DiverandNickGutteridge  \nKEMI BADENOCH haspledgedto fight  \nfor Conservative values as she prom-  \nisedtaxcuts for middle-chass voters.  \nDeclaringher party is\"coming back\",Mrs Badenoch said a future Torygovernment would abolish inheritancetax(IHT)on family homes.  \nInan appeal to higher earners andthe wealthy,she vowed to build acountry \"for every hard-workingperson out there\"and to let workers\"keepmore of what youearn\".  \nSpeakingin Birminghamon the finalday of the Conservative Party confer-ence,Mrs Badenochmade14referencesto\"fight\"or \"fhghting\",saying the nextelection would bea\"battle for the soulof this nation\".  \nDeclaring she was \"ready to fightfor our values\",she said:\"We are goingto win,not for ourselves,but for ourcountry.For every hard-workingperson.Foreveryone who wants to seecommon sense restored,for everyonewhowantstosee Britain workingagain.We are going to win for everyone whowants to see our great country united.\"  \nIn her 66-minute speech,whichreceived nine standing ovations,MrsBadenoch also attacked Reform UK.accusing the party of wanting to \"takeus backwards\",and said the LabourParty was \"“addicted to welfare\"and\"drowning ourcountry in debt\".  \nRevealingher IHT pledge,Mrs Badenoch said that although she would onlyreducedeath dutieson family homes tobegin with,her“ambition is to abolishinheritance taxaltogetherassoonaswecan afford it\".She said:\"Governing isabout toughchoices.Conservatives willnot announce atax cut without tellingyou how we are going to pay for it”  \nUnder the Tories'IHT changes,MrsBadenoch said she would allowacoupleto leave Elmto their children tax-free,in addition to the valueof their home.  \nThe new system would mean thenumber of families paying the levywould fall by more than half,with allmain residences exempt from the taxand the threshold for other assetsincreased by E175,000.Inheritance taxis currently levied at 40 per cent onestates worth more than E500,000,though couples can combine their  \nAndrewallies compare arrest topolicetreatment ofLord Brittan  \nallowances to increase the threshold toElm.Frozen IHT thresholds mean thatby2030,about 9.5 per cent of estateswill attract a tax bill,up from about5percent last year.  \nFromApril,the value ofanestate willalso include unused pension funds,threatening to drag more pensionerhouseholds into paying the tax.  \nInheritancetaxraised approximately  \n28.5bn last year and is expected tobring in E14.5bn by the start of the2030sbasedon the current system.  \nMrs Badenoch said inheritance taxwas \"supposed to be atax on the superwealthy\"but is\"now a tax on ordinary.middle-classfamilies\".The policy wouldcost L6bn,fundedbycuts tothewelfarebudget,which would be 36.1bn lessper year underthe Tories'plans.  \nMrs Badenoch attacked Reform and\"fishy\"NigelFarage,rulingout anypactbeforethe nextelection.\"To those whosay unite the Right,we are not unitingwith that,\"shesaid.  \nDeclaring the startof a\"fight that wehave not seen in this country for morethan half a century\",Mrs Badenochaccused Andy Burnham of \"reckless\"spending and borrowing.BridgetPhillipson,the Labour chairman,said  \nINSIDE      \nThatcherreborn Pages 4&5Allister Heath Page 16  Editorial Comment Page 17  \nthe speech showed the Tories \"haven't  \nchanged\"and accused themof\"prior  \nitising the wealthiest\".  \nDuring their conference,the Torieshave announced they would repealLabour's mansion tax,which couldsoon apply to properties worth morethan 15m.MrsBadenoch alsopledgedto remove the childcare \"cliff edge.under which couples lose access to freenursery hoursifone partnerearns morethan 100,000.Party bosses believethat by targeting wealthy Liberal Democrat voters in the south of England,they can restore their traditional basebefore attempting to supplant Reformas the most popular party on the Right.  \nThe latest 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