Why farmers are protesting over inheritance tax
Tens of thousands of farmers are heading to Westminster on Tuesday to protest against the Government’s inheritance tax raid.
U.K. Farmers Protest in London Over Inheritance Tax Change
Farms worth more than about $1.3 million will face an estate tax from 2026, ending a previous exemption and prompting anger in some rural communities.
Farm inheritance tax: farmers cannot go green if they are in the red
The government has introduced a new minimum threshold for inheritance tax which means that farm assets worth over £1 million (US$1.3 million) will be charged, albeit at the discounted rate of 20% ( instead of the standard 40% ). Some farms may be able to claim a threshold of £2 million or even £3 million.
Farmers Protest Starmer Tax Raid Piling on Post-Brexit Misery
They piled into central London in their thousands, mostly on foot but some in tractors, with placards reading “No Farmers, No Food, No Future” and “The Final Straw” to protest the new Labour government’s decision to impose inheritance tax on farms for the first time in over three decades.
Scottish farmers join inheritance tax protests
Prime Minister Keir Starmer insists the "vast majority" of farms will be unaffected.
Farmers Descend On London To Overturn Inheritance Tax Change
British farmers have threatened to choke the streets of the UK capital on Tuesday, calling on the government to overturn a controversial plan to change inheritance tax rules for land ownership.
Why UK Farmers Are Angry About Inheritance Tax
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Thousands of British farmers protest against 'tractor tax' on inheritance
Thousands of farmers protested at Britain's parliament on Tuesday, some driving tractors through central London, to demand the scrapping of an inheritance tax that they say will destroy family farms and threaten food production.
Sir Keir Starmer claims that BBC has backed him over IHT raid on farmers
Sir Keir Starmer has claimed that the BBC backed him over the impact of the Government’s tax raid on family farms.
Starmer claims BBC has backed him over inheritance tax raid on farmers
Sir Keir Starmer claims the BBC has backed him over the inheritance tax raid on farmers, prompting accusations of bias. The broadcaster was dragged into the row over the policy as the Prime Minister faced a growing backlash from farmers,
‘My first job was on a farm!’ Keir Starmer hits back at concerns Labour is ‘too urban’ as he makes ‘point’ to farmers
Sir Keir Starmer has insisted his party is not “too urban” to understand the concerns of farmers. Thousands working in the agricultural sector havedescended on London today to voice their dismay at Labour’s inheritance tax changes.
Farmers’ protest live: Police probe tractor ram video as Jeremy Clarkson says inheritance tax a ‘hammer blow’
Police probe tractor ram video as Jeremy Clarkson says inheritance tax a ‘hammer blow’ - Farmers from across the country have ...
Thousands of farmers protest against inheritance tax changes
The number of farms that could be affected by the inheritance tax change is also disputed. The government says it will only ...
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NFU chief hints farmers could take more extreme action if government ignores inheritance tax protest
The general secretary of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has hinted that more extreme action could be taken if the ...
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Thousands of UK farmers descend on Parliament to protest a tax they say will ruin family farms
LONDON (AP) — With banners, bullhorns and toy tractors, thousands of British farmers descended on Parliament on Tuesday to ...
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Jeremy Clarkson's 2021 comments on inheritance tax resurface during fiery BBC exchange
Jeremy Clarkson has been quizzed on comments he made on inheritance tax back in 2021 in a fiery exchange with BBC reporter Victoria Derbyshire. Clarkson joined more than 10,000 farmers in London on ...
Jeremy Clarkson clashes with BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire at farmers’ protest
Jeremy Clarkson clashed with TV presenter Victoria Derbyshire over the BBC’s coverage of the Government’s inheritance tax ...