{"id":21475,"date":"2026-01-08T13:37:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T12:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/08\/former-minister-says-government-should-quit-x-over-child-sexual-abuse-imagery-uk-politics-live\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T13:37:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T12:37:16","slug":"former-minister-says-government-should-quit-x-over-child-sexual-abuse-imagery-uk-politics-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/08\/former-minister-says-government-should-quit-x-over-child-sexual-abuse-imagery-uk-politics-live\/","title":{"rendered":"Former minister says government should quit X over child sexual abuse imagery \u2013 UK politics live"},"content":{"rendered":"

Louise Haigh says use of Elon Musk\u2019s social media platform \u2018unconscionable\u2019 amid proliferation of abuse imagery<\/p>\n

Helena Horton is a Guardian environment reporter.<\/em><\/p>\n

Emma Reynolds, <\/strong>the environment secretary, has insisted \u201cthat is it\u201d in response to farmers claiming the inheritance tax U-turn does not go far enough.<\/p>\n

Since starting this role in September I\u2019ve listened to farmers and stakeholders about your cncerns on proposed changes to inheritance tax. You told me the threshold was too low. You told me it would hit small family farms. We listened, and we are making changes.<\/p>\n

In terms of inheritance tax changes, that is it. I also say with the greatest respect to those outside, it is those inside who have engaged with us constructively and relatively quietly that have had an influence in this process, not those blaring their horns.<\/p>\n

If the Tories took the red wall in 2019 \u2013 and I was part of that, by the way, I represented a seat in the Midlands \u2013 we took the rural wall in 2024. We\u2019ve got 49 rural seats and 87 semi rural on one of them. So 136 rural and semi rural seats. That\u2019s a huge representation in parliament.<\/p>\n

And I have conversations with those MPs week in, week out, and they are expressing concerns or ideas to ministers all the time, and I\u2019m doing all that I can to ensure that rural communities know that we\u2019re on their side. As a government, we truly care about rural Britain, because we are the, you know, we can have. We are the party with more representation than others.<\/p>\n

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\nLouise Haigh says use of Elon Musk\u2019s social media platform \u2018unconscionable\u2019 amid proliferation of abuse imagery
\nHelena Horton is a Guardian environment reporter.
\nEmma Reynolds, the environment secretary, has insisted \u201cthat is it\u201d in response to farmers claiming the inheritance tax U-turn does not go far enough.
\nSince starting this role in September I\u2019ve listened to farmers and stakeholders about your cncerns on proposed changes to inheritance tax. You told me the threshold was too low. You told me it would hit small family farms. We listened, and we are making changes.
\nIn terms of inheritance tax changes, that is it. I also say with the greatest respect to those outside, it is those inside who have engaged with us constructively and relatively quietly that have had an influence in this process, not those blaring their horns.
\nIf the Tories took the red wall in 2019 \u2013 and I was part of that, by the way, I represented a seat in the Midlands \u2013 we took the rural wall in 2024. We\u2019ve got 49 rural seats and 87 semi rural on one of them. So 136 rural and semi rural seats. That\u2019s a huge representation in parliament.
\nAnd I have conversations with those MPs week in, week out, and they are expressing concerns or ideas to ministers all the time, and I\u2019m doing all that I can to ensure that rural communities know that we\u2019re on their side. As a government, we truly care about rural Britain, because we are the, you know, we can have. We are the party with more representation than others. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Louise Haigh says use of Elon Musk\u2019s social media platform \u2018unconscionable\u2019 amid proliferation of abuse imagery Helena Horton is a Guardian environment reporter. Emma Reynolds, the environment secretary, has insisted \u201cthat is it\u201d in response to farmers claiming the inheritance tax U-turn does not go far enough. Since starting this role in September I\u2019ve listened …<\/p>\n

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