Read our Privacy noticeSir Keir Starmer was grilled at the start of the Labour conference over allegations that he previously avoided an inheritance tax bill. The prime minister denied putting a seven-acre field he bought behind his parents’ property into a trust, which would have allowed him not to pay inheritance tax. Sir Keir bought the field behind his parents’ house for £20,000 and sold it for almost £300,000 in 2022. A Downing Street spokesperson told The Sunday Times: “Keir Starmer bought a field for his parents to use for their donkeys during his parents’ lifetime. His only consideration was the wellbeing of his parents … Keir Starmer engaged a leading tax KC to give him comprehensive advice on all the taxes paid.