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The ‘tractor tax’ needs to be rethought to protect family farms
1 week, 2 days ago

The ‘tractor tax’ needs to be rethought to protect family farms

The Independent  

Dan Neidle is the British tax lawyer and Labour Party supporter whose work – along with reporting by The Independent – resulted in Nadhim Zahawi’s dismissal from Rishi Sunak’s government in January last year. He has suggested raising the threshold for inheritance tax from £1m to £20m, which would exclude genuine family farms while increasing the revenue from investors buying …

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Starmer held private meeting with NFU boss for ‘grown-up’ inheritance tax talks
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Starmer held private meeting with NFU boss for ‘grown-up’ inheritance tax talks

The Independent  

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ROBERT HARDMAN: 'Starmer the Farmer Harmer' rose the chant from green-clad rural army
1 month ago

ROBERT HARDMAN: 'Starmer the Farmer Harmer' rose the chant from green-clad rural army

Daily Mail  

You could hardly have asked for a more old-fashioned protest outside the gates of Downing Street: everyone thanking the police, everyone doffing their caps at the capital’s war memorials, everyone being so frightfully well-behaved that, upon being asked not to march up to Parliament Square owing to sheer pressure of numbers, all very courteously complied. Robert Hardman joined farmers at …

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Thousands of farmers to descend on London as Met Police gives green light
1 month, 1 week ago

Thousands of farmers to descend on London as Met Police gives green light

The Independent  

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. We don’t want to bring the capital city to a stop or disrupt roads.” The …

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‘The NFU doesn’t possess our power’: On the march with Britain’s furious farmers
1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘The NFU doesn’t possess our power’: On the march with Britain’s furious farmers

The Telegraph  

The Government’s Budget decision to target agricultural assets with inheritance tax has sparked uproar among farmers, with the turmoil in the sector such that one has allegedly taken his own life. But amid the ire at Labour, many outraged farmers now have a new enemy – turning on their own union, the NFU, after it limited planned protests. But farmers …

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How Rachel Reeves' inheritance tax raid could hit the UK's ability to grow food
1 month, 2 weeks ago

How Rachel Reeves' inheritance tax raid could hit the UK's ability to grow food

Daily Mail  

Food security could be at risk following the Labour Budget, a leading farm industry figure has warned. Farmers demonstrated in London in March over food security fears - and it is feared they could do so again After Rachel Reeves' Budget, the government was warned the new measures could stop an entire generation from farming Food security could be at …

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Farmers want to be ‘militant’ in response to inheritance tax raid, warns NFU
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Farmers want to be ‘militant’ in response to inheritance tax raid, warns NFU

The Telegraph  

Farmers want to be “militant” in response to Rachel Reeves’s inheritance tax raid, the president of the National Farmers Union has said. Tom Bradshaw, the president of the union, which represents more than 46,000 farming and growing businesses, said something “has to change” on the policy, which was announced by the Chancellor in the Budget last week. Ms Reeves said …

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Backlash as NFU farm chief says Rachel Reeves’ ‘tractor tax’ will hit seven in 10 farms
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Backlash as NFU farm chief says Rachel Reeves’ ‘tractor tax’ will hit seven in 10 farms

The Independent  

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Farmers’ confidence at all-time low after months of wet weather
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Farmers’ confidence at all-time low after months of wet weather

The Telegraph  

Farmers’ confidence in England and Wales has collapsed to an all-time low, with more than four-fifths saying they have been negatively affected by months of wet weather, sector leaders have warned. All areas of farming - arable, livestock, poultry, horticulture and dairy - expect to decrease production over the next year, a poll by the National Farmers Union found. The …

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Farmers issue urgent warning over food shortages after torrential downpours
8 months, 1 week ago

Farmers issue urgent warning over food shortages after torrential downpours

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. NFU vice president Rachel Hallos said a crisis is building in the farming sector, …

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New Brexit red tape creating ‘existential’ crisis, say food and flower firms
11 months ago

New Brexit red tape creating ‘existential’ crisis, say food and flower firms

The Independent  

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Britain facing surge of salmonella cases because of Brexit, union warns
1 year ago

Britain facing surge of salmonella cases because of Brexit, union warns

The Independent  

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. The National Farmers Union said the UK was seeing recurring cases of salmonella because meat, …

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Important EU environment laws will not expire, says farming minister
1 year, 10 months ago

Important EU environment laws will not expire, says farming minister

The Independent  

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Tesco latest supermarket to limit egg purchases amid supply disruption
2 years, 1 month ago

Tesco latest supermarket to limit egg purchases amid supply disruption

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The National Farmers’ Union has called for an “urgent …

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