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 affect the wealthiest 500 estates each year but the NFU and the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) have estimated up to 70,000 farms could be affected.
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.
Farmers’ protest live: Jeremy Clarkson arrives as tractors descend on Downing Street amid inheritance tax fury
Jeremy Clarkson has urged the Labour government to “please back down” as he warned that the proposed inheritance tax hikes could be “the end” for farmers. He has joined farmers for a large-scale protest in London on Tuesday to urge the government to change course over its plans,
Scottish farmers join inheritance tax protests
Farmers from across Scotland have joined demonstrations against changes to inheritance tax rules. They oppose UK government plans to tax inherited agricultural assets worth more than £1m at 20% - half the usual rate - from April 2026.
UK farmers plan to protest at Parliament over a tax hike they say will ruin family farms
British farmers are descending on Parliament to protest a hike in inheritance tax that they say will deal a “hammer blow” to struggling family farms
Jeremy Clarkson says government should 'back down' on farmers' inheritance tax as he joins London protest
The former Top Gear presenter has called on the government to admit it "made a mistake" and scrap its decision to impose an inheritance tax on some farmers, as thousands took to the streets of Westminster to oppose 'Starmer the farmer harmer'.
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.
Dorset farmers protest against Inheritance Tax changes
Farmers from west Dorset joined thousands of others in London to march to protest changes to inheritance tax. The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) held a massive protest at Whitehall to stand up to the Government’s plans to impose inheritance tax on farms worth more than £1 million.
Now UK farmers have a reason to protest. They say a tax hike will destroy family farms.
Thousands of farmers flooded the streets of London protesting an inheritance tax on agricultural land that they say would devastate family farms. The U.K. government says the tax would mainly affect rich individuals who bought farmland as an investment.
Live news: Starmer says ‘vast majority’ of UK farms will be unaffected by inheritance tax change
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the “vast majority” of farms would be unaffected by his government’s move to apply inheritance tax on agricultural land, after a day of protests in London against the policy.
Local farmers join national protest over farm tax
One Lincolnshire farmer described the planned inheritance tax as a "complete bombshell".
Jeremy Clarkson in tense exchange with BBC's Victoria Derbyshire at inheritance tax protest
Jeremy Clarkson was among thousands of farmers protesting in London at the government's planned changes to inheritance tax ...
Robert Jenrick poses under ‘Starmer the farmer harmer’ sign at ‘tractor tax’ protest
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Video: Farmers tell Metro why they've joined the inheritance tax protest in London
Farmers can pass land to their children in trust and would pay no inheritance tax if it was seven years before they died, ...