Tens of thousands of farmers are heading to Westminster on Tuesday to protest against the Government’s inheritance tax raid. It is the biggest protest Sir Keir Starmer has faced over domestic policy since winning the election in July.

First unveiled in chancellor Rachel Reeves ’s Budget, the plans to impose inheritance tax on farms worth more than £1m have sparked fury among rural communities, who have contested the government’s assertion that small family farms will not be impacted by the changes.

They will be gathering to protest Labour’s announced changes to inheritance tax (IHT) which will change how agricultural assets are taxed. The prime minister has pushed back against criticism, telling reporters: “I am absolutely confident the vast majority of farms and farmers will not be affected by this.

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