John Charlesworth, 78, was found dead the day before Rachel Reeves broke an election pledge to announce the tax would apply to all farm estates worth over £1m at a 20pc rate. The grandfather-of-six ran a 70-acre farm on the outskirts of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, which had been in his family since the 1950s. But pre-budget news predicting the tax raid - ending the practice of allowing farmers to pass on estates without inheritance tax - had 'eaten away' at him and was the 'final straw', his son said. His son Jonathan, 46, last night told the Daily Mail: 'I'm not sure you could publish what I'd say to ( Keir Starmer ). He's got blood on his hands.'
