Overview

• Change.org campaign led by Roberta Khan has drawn tens of thousands of signatures calling for changes to inheritance tax.
• The petition urges the Labour government to raise the threshold to £1 million and to keep pension pots out of estate valuations.
• Khan argues inheritance tax alongside Stamp Duty amounts to “double taxation” on assets accumulated over a lifetime.
• She cites her own experience as a single, unmarried bereaved partner, describing complex house ownership issues and the lack of a widow’s pension.
• Coverage reports no official response or policy reversal from the government or HMRC regarding the proposals challenged by the petition.