Article 6VFBA ‘Real anger’: Labour can expect hostile reception at farmers’ annual gathering

‘Real anger’: Labour can expect hostile reception at farmers’ annual gathering

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Joanna Partridge
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UK food producers plan more protests over inheritance tax changes ahead of this week's NFU conference in London

The suits and black cabs which typically dot the streets around Westminster have been frequently replaced by the wellies, tweed jackets and tractors of aggrieved farmers of late. The next protest in London by the nation's food producers is expected on Tuesday morning, ahead of the annual get-together of the National Farmers' Union (NFU).

Farmers have regularly swapped their fields for the city since October, when changes to inheritance tax (IHT) for agricultural businesses were announced by the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, angrily protesting and waving banners.

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