Tories consider scrapping inheritance tax and helping first-time buyers

Ministers looking for election boost for Rishi Sunak think about revisiting tax cut idea that last surfaced before autumn statement

Conservative ministers are considering tax cuts and help for first-time buyers in the coming months in the hope of giving Rishi Sunak a pre-election boost.

Downing Street officials are thinking about completely scrapping inheritance tax in three months’ time, according to the Telegraph, as the prime minister ordered a “gear change” on tax.