Around 20,000 farmers and their families marched through Westminster on Tuesday to protest against Labour’s 'farm' tax
The farm tax, which will see a 20% inheritance tax applied to all agricultural assets worth over £1 million, has been declared ‘the end’ for farming by Jeremy Clarkson, who attended the protests.
Speaking to the rally of protesters, Clarkson, a farmer himself, said:
“A tractor - £20,000. A combine [harvester] - half a million pounds. All the equipment costs a fortune. And if you try to price what you’re selling to accommodate that, there’s just a lot of moaning.”
Conservative Leader Kemi Badenoch and Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey also gave addresses, with Badenoch announcing the Conservatives would “reverse” Labour’s farm tax at the first opportunity.
Desperate anger from family farmers was far greater than anticipated - with protest attendance obliterating organisers’ expectations.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has stated that most farms won’t be affected by the change.
However, the outcry from family farmers in today’s protest would suggest otherwise.
Labour have a monumental task on their hands to win back British growers.
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