Politics News

Councillor Eddie Reeves says it is “blindingly obvious” that IHT will devastate family farms.

Farmers honked their horns during the Defra secretary’s speech at OFC.

Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish ministers spoke at the Oxford Farming Conference about the importance of supporting the farming industry throughout the difficulties it has been facing in recent months.

As protesters took to the streets of Oxford, Defra secretary Steve Reed spoke at this year’s Oxford Farming Conference to announce a “Plan for Change”.

Farming families gathered on Whitehall before delivering letters written by children to PM Keir Starmer, asking him to change his mind in regard to inheritance tax reliefs.

Farmers across the country lit beacons on New Year’s Eve in the latest protest against the government’s changes to IHT.

A Northamptonshire farmer, Nick Tarry, has shown his dissatisfaction with changes to the inheritance tax by releasing a song that became a hit in just a week.

UK farmers have been invited to show unity and strength by participating in a nationwide day of action on 25th January.

The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has delivered a selection of traditional Christmas food staples, produced and procured in Yorkshire, to Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ office, inviting her to meet with the industry leaders. 

NFU president Tom Bradshaw has reflected on 2024, calling it a “challenging year” for the farming industry. He spoke about his “anger, despair and sense of betrayal” following the Autumn Budget announcement.

Campaigner Save British Farming has launched a Christmas appeal asking children to write a letter to Sir Keir Starmer as well as Santa about their wishes for British farming in the New Year. 

A group of trade associations has called for a formal consultation, warning chancellor Rachel Reeves that changes to BPR and APR will starve their members and the economy of investment, leading to forced, premature business sales and resulting in job losses right across the country.