1 hour ago Farmers make fresh stand against Keir Starmer's tax grab: More than 100 tractors descend on Dover in protest against inheritance tax raid

Farmers from across Kent and Sussex have joined the protest today to call on the government to reverse its plans impose a 20% inheritance tax (IHT) on farm assets worth £1 million.

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2 hours ago More than 100 tractors head for Dover as farmers launch fresh protest against Keir Starmer's inheritance tax grab

Farmers from across Kent and Sussex have joined the protest today to call on the government to reverse its plans impose a 20% inheritance tax (IHT) on farm assets worth £1 million.

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4 hours ago Kirk minister urges MSPs to inspire people with 'hope' of better days ahead

A Church of Scotland minister has urged members of the Scottish Parliament to lead with a vision of hope that "inspires people to come together".

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10 hours ago My family has grown Britain’s food for 140 years. Here’s what politicians don’t understand about farming | Clare Wise

We’ve cared for our farm through war, pandemic and money worries. The inheritance tax row shows how little the government respects thatClare Wise is a farmer based in County DurhamIf you are familiar with the pangs of parental guilt, then you can relate to owning a farm. Take that gut-wrenching, often irrational feeling, amplify it, and welcome to being a farmer. From the moment you’re born into a family farm, there’s a weight of expectation on you to look after it, to put it before yourself, to uphold your family’s pride. All farm kids know they don’t open presents on Christmas morning until the animals are fed, that parents miss special occasions because cows are calving, and that hopes of a foreign holiday are almost nil, at least on a livestock farm such as mine.Owning a farm is lik...

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18 hours ago Ministers urged to consider higher inheritance taxes in bid to tackle ‘big wealth’

A report by the IPPR think tank warned that widening wealth divides could lead to fewer life and career opportunities for the less well-off.

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19 hours ago Keir Starmer holds secret talks with union boss amid growing backlash to Labour's controversial inheritance tax raid on farmers

Downing Street yesterday confirmed that the Prime Minister held private talks with NFU president Tom Bradshaw on Monday.

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27 hours ago Starmer urged by his own MPs to accelerate European defence cooperation amid Ukraine escalation

Exclusive: The prime minister has been urged to accelerate co-operation with Europe on defence amid mounting global threats

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30 hours ago The inheritance tax loophole 'accelerating' an exodus of the wealthy: Advisers reveal older clients are preparing to leave Britain by April because of changes to non

Tax advisers said they had wealthy clients in Britain who were planning to move overseas 'almost straight away' as a result of an IHT exemption.

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