Farmers and food producers to lose almost £300m from Australia trade deal, MPs warn

5 days, 6 hours ago

Environment Secretary says farmers are 'in it for the money' as he defends Budget inheritance tax raid

The Environment Secretary insisted farmers are 'in it for the money' today as he defended the Budget inheritance tax raid. Steve Reed argued that farms are 'businesses that need to make a profit' during bruising clashes in the Commons The government has been struggling to contain anger about the decision to scrap the the IHT exemption for agricultural businesses and …

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6 days, 7 hours ago

Revealed: Brexit has reduced UK exports by £27bn, new report claims

The Independent

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1 week, 6 days ago

Farmers set for tractor protest as Government says its support is ‘steadfast’

The Independent

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RJD MP Manoj Jha takes a jibe at Agriculture Minister says ‘a lot of difference between words and reality’

The Hindu

Rashtriya Janata Dal’s Rajya Sabha MP Manoj Jha on Saturday took a jibe at Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan for his Parliament address on farmers, saying, “There is a lot of difference between their word and reality.” Speaking with ANI, Mr. Jha criticised the authorities for the use of tear gas on the farmers protesting at the Sambu border with …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

I have never seen such widespread anger, betrayal and despair in my life, writes National Farmers' Union president Tom Bradshaw

Daily Mail

When the announcement of the family farm tax came out of the blue last month, I’m sure the Government expected a grumble from farmers. NFU President Tom Bradshaw speaks at a National Farmers Union event in Westminster on November 19 Thousands of farmers holding banners and placards, gathered on Downing Street last month to protest against inheritance tax changes in …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Farmers will fight 'for as long as it takes' to halt Rachel Reeves's inheritance tax raid, union president warns

Daily Mail

Farmers will fight ‘for as long as it takes’ to halt Rachel Reeves’ inheritance tax raid, the president of the National Farmers’ Union warns today. Writing in the Mail as MPs prepare to debate the ‘family farm tax’ in the Commons this afternoon, Tom Bradshaw says farmers will not ‘let this go’. The Chancellor’s reforms to inheritance tax relief will …

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3 weeks ago

Brexit deals £3bn blow to UK food exports as Starmer urged to strike deal with Brussels

The Independent

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Starmer warned a UK-US trade deal would ‘destroy family farms and food standards’

The Independent

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Labour 'set to shun trade deal with Trump in bid to placate furious farmers'

Daily Mail

Fury in the farming community over Labour's 'tractor tax' has rendered a trade deal with Donald Trump's America unviable and will force the UK further into the arms of Brussels, government sources have said. Sir Keir Starmer's Government will instead step up its push for a post-Brexit reset, with Chancellor Rachel Reeves planning to join a meeting of EU finance …

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1 month ago

Keir Starmer accused of 'telling fairy tales' over claims most family farms will be 'completely unaffected' by Labour's inheritance tax raid

Daily Mail

Sir Keir Starmer was accused of telling fairy tales last night after he claimed that most family farms will be 'completely unaffected' by Labour's inheritance tax raid. The Prime Minister insisted Labour is 'for farmers' and said rural communities would benefit from services funded by the £500million tax raid on the sector unveiled by Chancellor Rachel Reeves last month. His …

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1 month ago

Australia exports record amounts of mutton as prices rise for producers

ABC

Australia is well on track to have its biggest year for mutton exports, with more than 200,000 tonnes sent overseas in the first 10 months of 2024. According to Meat and Livestock Australia, the nation has processed nearly 1 million sheep over the past four weeks, which is up 42 per cent on the same period last year, and up …

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1 month ago

Farmers in Trouble As MSP Denied: Harish

Deccan Chronicle

Khammam: BRS MLA and senior leader T. Harish Rao on Friday accused the Congress government of failing to ensure the Minimum Support Price for paddy, cotton, and chilli, which he said has caused financial distress to farmers in the state. Due to difficulties in selling their cotton at Cotton Corporation of India procurement centres, many farmers are forced to sell …

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1 month ago

Lack of focus on nature and farming solutions at climate summit, say campaigners

The Independent

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1 month ago

NFU chief hints farmers could take more extreme action if government ignores inheritance tax protest

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1 month ago

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Farmers cry of rage at Budget betrayal

Daily Mail

This was the day the farmers came to town. Changes to inheritance tax in Rachel Reeves’s baleful Budget mean many farms can no longer be passed down the generations without punitive death duties, which countless families will be unable to cover. In an open letter yesterday, Britain’s biggest retailers warned the Chancellor’s short-sighted tax assault would bring higher prices and …

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Farmers protest in central London over tax changes

China Daily

Farmers drive tractors through Westminster, central London on Tuesday during a demonstration against a policy of the United Kingdom's Labour Party government that is expected to increase inheritance tax for some farmers. REUTERS Farmers descended on central London on Tuesday to protest about recent changes to inheritance tax rules, which they say could leave them with large tax bills that …

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1 month ago

Farmers protest in central London over tax changes

China Daily

Farmers drive tractors through Westminster, central London on Tuesday during a demonstration against a policy of the United Kingdom's Labour Party government that is expected to increase inheritance tax for some farmers. REUTERS Farmers descended on central London on Tuesday to protest about recent changes to inheritance tax rules, which they say could leave them with large tax bills that …

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1 month ago

The real threat to British farmers… and it isn’t the ‘tractor tax’

The Independent

I am dismayed by the protesting farmers’ sense of entitlement and pleading for special treatment. The London protest against the “tractor tax” is one funded by obscenely wealthy people who don’t want to pay any tax at all. Even after Labour’s changes, the tax due on a £3m house inherited from your parents would be £800,000, whereas tax on a …

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1 month ago

‘It’s become so tough I’m looking for a second job’: Inside the farming crisis

The Independent

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1 month ago

Ailbhe Rea: Farmers Descend on Westminster

Bloomberg

We’ve had an influx of muddy wellies and flat caps in parliament today as farmers protest against the changes to inheritance tax announced in last month’s budget. They marched on Whitehall, tractor horns wailing and accompanied by famous faces including Jeremy Clarkson and Andrew Lloyd-Webber, before descending on parliament to personally lobby MPs against the plan to levy inheritance tax …

1 month ago

British farmers warn of bitter harvest

China Daily

Former Britain's home secretary James Cleverly looks towards a tractor, which promotes the Farm to Fork summit organized by the UK government, as he leaves 10 Downing Street on May 14. AFP Harsh reality Brexit cheerleader, former prime minister Boris Johnson said "our amazing food and farming sector will be ready and waiting to continue selling ever more, not just …

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1 month ago

British farmers warn of bitter harvest

China Daily

Farmers claim they have been fighting a financial battle for years. Clarkson has now become a figurehead for farmers' discontent, most particularly over the new government's planned reforms to inheritance tax on farms, which Webster called "a culture war that shows they have scant regard for country life". "After that strike, the few mines left were private and they do …

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1 month ago

British farmers warn of bitter harvest

China Daily

Former Britain's home secretary James Cleverly looks towards a tractor, which promotes the Farm to Fork summit organized by the UK government, as he leaves 10 Downing Street on May 14. AFP Harsh reality Brexit cheerleader, former prime minister Boris Johnson said "our amazing food and farming sector will be ready and waiting to continue selling ever more, not just …

Brexit Britain

1 month ago

British farmers warn of bitter harvest

China Daily

Farmers claim they have been fighting a financial battle for years. Clarkson has now become a figurehead for farmers' discontent, most particularly over the new government's planned reforms to inheritance tax on farms, which Webster called "a culture war that shows they have scant regard for country life". "After that strike, the few mines left were private and they do …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Starmer warned not to take Trump bullying ‘on the chin’ after senior adviser issues EU Brexit trade threat

The Independent

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1 month, 1 week ago

Keir Starmer unveils yet ANOTHER eco target at thinly attended COP29 climate summit - and Brits may have to eat less meat in order to hit it

Daily Mail

Sir Keir Starmer unveiled yet another green target yesterday - triggering warnings that people will have to give up meat and dairy or replace their gas boilers to meet it. The Azerbaijan president Ilham Aliyev insisted countries should not be embarrassed about selling fossil fuels Keir Starmer committed the UK to a massive cut in carbon emissions at the COP29 …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Keir Starmer disowns top Blair adviser over ‘we don’t need small farmers’ rant

The Independent

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1 month, 1 week ago

Fury as Tony Blair's ex-adviser claims Labour can 'do to farmers what Margaret Thatcher did to miners' and says Britain 'doesn't need small farms'

Daily Mail

A senior Labour figure has sparked outrage by claiming Britain 'doesn't need small farmers' and could 'do without' the industry. John McTernan, a former top aide to Tony Blair and a key supporter of Sir Keir Starmer, said the PM could do to farmers 'what Margaret Thatcher did to the miners'. Farming groups and Tory MPs reacted with fury to …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

What are Trump’s tariff plans and what could they mean for the UK?

The Independent

Donald Trump’s election has sparked fears of a global trade war after his campaign pledge to impose levies of 10 to 20 per cent on all goods imported from US trading partners, and up to 60 per cent and 100 per cent for China and Mexico. If the president-elect were to impose 10 per cent tariffs on all goods imported …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Keir Starmer warned trade deal with Trump risks fresh outrage from UK farmers amid tax row

The Independent

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Sainsbury’s warns of price rises after £140m ‘barrage’ of Budget costs

The Telegraph

Sainsbury’s is facing a “barrage of costs” that will force it to raise prices, its chief executive has warned, as the retailer revealed a £140m hit from Rachel Reeves’s National Insurance tax raid. Simon Roberts said “difficult decisions” would have to be made after the Chancellor’s Budget triggered a steep rise in costs. “I would urge the Government to work …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘Budget emperor has no clothes’ says shadow minister as MPs continue debate

The Independent

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Supermarket boss issues warning about soaring grocery prices

Daily Mail

The director of an Aussie supermarket chain has warned food prices will increase if farmers are forced to shoulder the $2.3 billion cost of carbon reporting. Drakes Supermarkets boss John-Paul Drake labelled the burden of mandatory carbon reporting on farmers, set to start in 2025, as 'beyond unconscionable'. He highlighted Australia's comparatively low carbon footprint on the global scale in …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Furious farmers call on Labour to axe its inheritance tax raid ahead of key meeting with ministers - as rural rebellion over Chancellor's shock move threatens to boil over

Daily Mail

Furious farmers are calling on the Government to reverse their plans to charge inheritance tax on farms - with the head of the National Farmers' Union claiming it is 'the only sensible course of action'. NFU president Tom Bradshaw is to meet Environment Secretary Steve Reed for crunch talks on Monday amid a growing furore over the Rachel Reeves's decision …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump says he loves farmers. His tariff plans suggest otherwise

Salon

After last minute polling out of Iowa revealed Donald Trump may not win the deep-red state, the presidential nominee took to his social media platform, Truth Social, over the weekend to declare that no president has ever done more for the agricultural community than he has, dismissing the numbers as fake news from a “Trump hater.” “No President has done …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Furious farmers hit out at Labour's Environment Secretary Steve Reed choice of wellies: a designer £420 pair given to him by Lord Alli

Daily Mail

Farmers have been left furious at Labour's Environment Secretary Steve Reed - over the choice of his wellies. Steve Reed was pictured wearing £420 Le Chameau wellies with former National Farmers’ Union president Minette Batters According to the Le Chameau website, the expense of the handmade boots is owed to the craftsmanship of a master bootmaker, as well as the …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Tension, anger and frustration ‘so tangible’ among farmers after Budget – NFU

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rachel Reeves tells furious farmers it is 'fair' that they pay higher death taxes on their land amid rural anger led by Kirstie Allsopp and Jeremy Clarkson at Budget cash raid

Daily Mail

Rachel Reeves has slapped down farmers furious at Budget plans to hike inheritance tax on agricultural land, saying it is a 'fair' way of raising money. The Chancellor defended her decision to reform the way death taxes affect farms amid fury from the industry and high-profile celebrities like Jeremy Clarkson and Kirstie Allsopp. But the Chancellor last night insisted that …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Labour's tax on farmers may prove to be the defining blunder of the Reeves' budget, warns ALEX BRUMMER

Daily Mail

This green and pleasant land is devoted to its farmers. It may not be the intention but the levy imposed by Rachel Reeves on farms valued at more than £1million may prove a fast track to releasing land for Labour’s housebuilding. Labour’s failure to understand rural Britain may prove to be a defining blunder of Reeves’ budget. The group’s focus …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Starmer accused of lying to farmers as ‘tractor tax’ threatens to destroy countryside and increase cost of food

The Independent

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Warning of ‘monumental gap’ between farming budget and what is needed for nature

The Independent

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Catastrophic cost of Brexit on UK trade revealed in stark OBR warning

The Independent

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

The UK has a food waste problem – and it’s beyond scandalous

The Independent

In a country grappling with spiralling living costs, a rising tide of hunger, and families left counting pennies, you’d think that perfectly edible food would never be wasted. This isn’t just a moral failure – it’s an environmental catastrophe; while the planet warms, we throw away enough food to account for roughly 8-10 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions. …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Live sheep export ban triggers food security fears for Kuwaiti importer

ABC

Australia's Middle Eastern trading partners say a 50-year working relationship has been "thrown out the door" by the decision to end live sheep exports by sea. But Mr Al Majed said he did not believe any other country would be able to match Australia in terms of quality, efficiency, disease control, and meeting the specific type of sheep his markets …

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2 months ago

Tesco, KFC and other top brands could be selling chicken linked to illegal deforestation, report says

The Independent

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2 months, 1 week ago

Former wool boss receives $480k payout as Aussie sheep farmers 'do it tough'

ABC

An ag boss who benefited from tens of thousands of dollars to attend an overseas business course has been given almost half a million dollars from the taxpayer and farmer-funded Australian Wool Innovation to leave his job. More information needed Farmer lobby group WoolProducers has called for greater transparency around the CMIO role's creation and questioned whether the "extraordinarily high" …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Global wildlife population declines by nearly three-quarters in half a century

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Australian share market closes flat, Star casino falls and A2 Milk enters trading halt

ABC

Andrew Leigh, the assistant minister for competition, charities, treasury and employment, held a doorstop earlier this today. LEIGH: We don't see other countries engaging in breaking up supermarkets and the Albanese government doesn't see that as being a primary solution in this instance. Yes, there's a double benefit that comes if we JOURNALIST: Is divestiture completely off the table, given …

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3 months, 1 week ago

BBB leader will quit if compulsory farm buyouts are brought in

Dutch News

Farmers party leader Caroline van der Plas has said she will quit as an MP if the cabinet presses ahead with compulsory farm buyouts, as hinted at by the Telegraaf on Thursday. The paper says that farm minister Femke Wiersma is planning drastic cuts in the number of livestock on Dutch farms in an effort to reduce the size of …

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3 months, 1 week ago

BBB leader will quit if compulsory farm buyouts are brought in

Dutch News

Farmers party leader Caroline van der Plas has said she will quit as an MP if the cabinet presses ahead with compulsory farm buyouts, as hinted at by the Telegraaf on Thursday. The paper says that farm minister Femke Wiersma is planning drastic cuts in the number of livestock on Dutch farms in an effort to reduce the size of …

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Farmers and food producers to lose almost £300m from Australia trade deal, MPs warn

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