4 hours ago The true price to pay? Labour's inheritance tax raid on farmers could hit five times as many businesses as Rachel Reeves claimed

The tax raid on farmers will hit five times as many businesses as Rachel Reeves has claimed, valuers said last night.

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10 hours 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.

Economics

11 hours ago Ministers urged to reveal impact of inheritance tax on Northern Irish farms

The shadow Northern Ireland secretary said farmers are ‘deeply concerned’ about Labour’s family farms tax.

Politics

11 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.

Economics

17 hours ago Carlsberg axes Bombardier, Banks's Mild and nine other classic ales as Danish beer giant is accused of 'wiping out British brewing heritage'

Drinkers will see a further reduction in choice as the Danish brewing giant withdraws eight cask ales and three kegged beers from pubs by the end of the year.

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19 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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