Farmers Bring Central London to Standstill Over Planned Inheritance Tax Changes
- Farmers in London protested against planned inheritance tax changes, organized by Save British Farming.
- Reform UK leader Nigel Farage joined the farmers, stating that 'MPs need to listen' and that there 'are some wins' possible from the protests.
- The protest coincided with MPs debating an e-petition with over 148,000 signatures urging the preservation of current inheritance tax exemptions for working farms.
- Labour has confirmed it will not reverse its plan for a 20% inheritance tax on farms valued over £1 million, despite strong opposition.
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Now Tractors Roll Into London: Farmers Rise Up Against Labour’s ‘Destructive’ Inheritance Tax Hike
London: Similar to the 2021 farmers' tractor march in Delhi, hundreds of farmers marched through London with their tractors, protesting the proposed changes to inheritance tax by the Labour government. The new policy would impose a 20 percent inheritance tax on farms worth over £
Why farmers have choked central London with tanks, tractors
Hundreds of farmers along with their tractors flocked to Central London to protest against the proposed 20% tax on farm inheritances. Not just tractors, a tank was also seen rolling in London's Parliament Street. The protest in London involving tractors comes months after similar protests were seen in half-a-dozen countries in Europe.
UK farmers block Parliament streets with tractors in protest against inheritance tax
“War on farmers” read the message on one of several Union Jack flags flapping in the wind as opposition politicians joined in the latest demonstration against the levy, due to start next year.
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