Rachel Reeves warned not to target farmers for a second time as she searches for spending cuts after ‘tractor tax’

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rachel Reeves has been warned that farmers should not be “punished” further as she searches for spending cuts following her inheritance tax raid in the Budget. open image in gallery Conservative MP Jerome Mayhew has warned farmers face further cuts “Not content with cutting agricultural property relief, the government seems primed to cut the nature-friendly farming budget after 2026. “Cutting this budget would be a fool’s errand for a government supposedly wanting to protect communities from flooding, fight climate change, protect nature, and support British farmers. ‘The government should be figuring out how to raise the nature-friendly farming budget in line with inflation, not punishing farmers further.” A Defra spokeswoman told the publication: “Our commitment to farmers is steadfast.