7 h. ago Why Labour MPs are starting to crack under pressure from farmers over inheritance tax

Dozens of Labour MPs decided to abstain on a vote about inheritance tax changes that will affect farmers

Events

32 h. ago Labour MPs rebel against Rachel Reeves increasing taxes on family farms

Rachel Reeves has proposed an increase in inheritance taxes on family farms, which has been met with dissent across the agricultural community

Economics

32 h. ago Labour MP has whip suspended after rebelling on farming inheritance tax vote

The Penrith and Solway MP rebelled and voted against the Government’s plans to impose inheritance tax on farmers on Tuesday night.

Politics

37 h. ago Fresh blow for Reeves as Labour hit with rebellion over tractor tax

Dozens of Labour MPs abstained from the vote, while one backbencher voted against controversial measures to impose inheritance tax on farmers

Events

41 h. ago Reeves hit with Labour revolt on farms tax raid as backlash mounts against Budget

A slew of MPs pleaded with the government to review its inheritance tax assault as the fiscal package went through the Commons last night.

Economics

52 h. ago Government urged to review farming inheritance tax plans after Commons vote

Backbenchers argued the measure failed to tackle "abuse by the celebrities and the billionaires" who buy farmland to avoid paying a full inheritance tax bill

Politics

61 h. ago I'm 64 and will get a £98,000 inheritance tax bill for being single, but a married couple could pay nothing

My flat is worth £500,000 and I have savings of around £70,000. As it stands I would face a big inheritance tax bill, but a married couple in my position would not.

Economics

5 d. ago ‘Too little, too late’: advisers to the rich react to UK Budget’s non

Rachel Reeves included a measure to limit an inheritance tax charge cited by wealthy as reason for leaving country

Politics

6 d. ago HMRC inheritance tax haul hits £256m as families caught by cash gift rules

The amount of inheritance tax paid on cash gifts has surged over 153% in a decade, with over 1,300 estates now paying the levy

Economics

6 d. ago Save our family firms: Reeves warned inheritance tax raid has 'demoralised' business owners and hammered investment

In the Budget this week, the Chancellor stuck to her plan to hit family businesses and farms worth more than £1million with death duties of 20 per cent from April next year.

Economics

7 d. ago Two farmers arrested and tractor seized by police at Westminster protest over Rachel Reeves' budget

Farmers from across the UK descended on central London yesterday to demonstrate against Rachel Reeves's plans on controversial UK inheritance tax reforms.

Events

7 d. ago Bereaved families face higher inheritance tax bills as thresholds are now frozen until 2031

The Office for Budget Responsibility estimates that the proportion of estates paying IHT will double to 10% by 2030.

Economics

7 d. ago Save our family firms: Businesses bemoan 'minor tweak' to inheritance tax that 'doesn't go far enough'

Businesses have bemoaned a 'minor tweak' to inheritance tax relief - doubling married couples' allowance to £2m - saying the change 'doesn't go nearly far enough'.

Economics

8 d. ago Save our family firms: Businesses bemoan 'minor tweak' that doubles IHT allowance to £2m for married couples but 'doesn't go far enough'

Businesses have bemoaned a 'minor tweak' to inheritance tax relief - doubling married couples' allowance to £2m - saying the change 'doesn't go nearly far enough'.

Economics

8 d. ago Farmers' protest LIVE: Arrests made as tractors descend on Trafalgar Square on Budget day

Farmers protesting against UK inheritance tax reforms were banned from bringing their tractors to the area

Events

8 d. ago Inheritance tax change announced as 'payments will be exempt'

Rachel Reeves confirmed the news during her Budget speech on Wednesday lunchtime

Economics

8 d. ago Several arrests after farmers bring tractors to capital for Budget protest

Reform UK promised to provide legal support for those held by the Metropolitan Police

Events

8 d. ago Farmers are arrested by police and led away in handcuffs as they defy Westminster tractor ban to protest over Rachel Reeves' budget

Agriculturists were banned from bringing their tractors amid protest plans against controversial UK inheritance tax reforms, known as 'family farm tax' ahead of Rachel Reeves' Budget,

Events

8 d. ago Farmers protest LIVE: Tractors descend on Trafalgar Square sparking gridlock on Budget day

Farmers protesting against UK inheritance tax reforms were banned from bringing their tractors to the area

Society

8 d. ago Budget 2025 live: Rachel Reeves says tax and spending changes based on ‘fair and necessary’ choices

Chancellor to deliver fiscal statement, billed as decisive moment for fate of Starmer government, at 12.30pmTax, pensions, savings: what to expect in the budgetReeves’s high-stakes budget in five key chartsCould you do better than Reeves? Play our gameYesterday the Metropolitan police said they were not allowing a planned protest in Westminster by farmers to coincide with the budget. Farmers have been protesting regularly about the decision announced in Rachel Reeves’ budget last year to extend inheritance tax to farms.The decision was criticised by the Conservative party, who said originally the Met had indicated the protest would be allowed. Last night Victoria Atkins, the shadow environment secretary, issued a statement saying:It doesn’t smell right, particularly when we think of the regular and frequent protests that are allowed in SW1 which inconvenience motorists, residents and businesses without consideration. Is this to save the chancellor embarrassment ahead of her budget o...

Economics