Thousands of farmers have taken to the streets of London in a bid to overturn the UK government’s recent changes to inheritance tax rules that they say will kill off the family farm and threaten food security.

Reform MP James McMurdock rides on a tractor as farmers protest in central London over the changes to inheritance tax (IHT) rules in the recent budget which introduce new taxes on farms worth more than £1 million. Picture date: Tuesday November 19, 2024.

Farms worth more than about $1.3 million will face an estate tax from 2026, ending a previous exemption and prompting anger in some rural communities.