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Farmers and landowners write to MPs to express anger over inheritance tax changes
FARMERS and landowners in the south west have written to MPs to express their anger at the inheritance tax changes. Letters have been received by MPs across the region about the introduction of a cap on Agricultural Property Relief (APR) and Business
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Reeves urged to meet farmers over inheritance tax change as protest kicks off
FARMING leaders have accused the Chancellor of refusing to engage with them over controversial changes to inheritance tax, as thousands of farmers marched on Westminster. The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is holding a mass lobby of MPs with 1,800
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Bird flu confirmed at farm in Cornwall
BIRD flue has been confirmed at a farm in Cornwall. Defra and the Animal Plant and Health Agency said a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was found in commercial poultry at a farm near Rosudgeon, St Ives, Cornwall. This H5N1 strain
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RECAP: 'Emotional' day as farmers head to London to protest against IHT changes
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Farmers ‘betrayed’ over inheritance tax but should not withhold food – NFU chief
Farmers are feeling “betrayed” about changes to inheritance tax, the farming union chief said, but made clear that he does not condone halting supplies of food to supermarkets in protest. A row has erupted over the new taxes for farms worth more
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Somerset MPs fear ‘cruel’ impact of Inheritance Tax on family farms
SOMERSET MPs have expressed their concerns over the 'tractor tax' imposed on family farms after the recent Autumn Budget. Changes to Inheritance Tax were announced in the Autumn Budget and are set to take effect on April 6, 2026. The policy introduces
