MPs including shadow environment secretary Victoria Atkins, shadow foreign secretary Priti Patel and Tory party leader Kemi Badenoch have turned out in Westminster to offer their support to the farmers protest.
Thousands of farmers arrived at the event in a convoy of tractors before joining a huge rally attended by celebrities including Andrew Lloyd-Webber and Jeremy Clarkson.
The plans introduced by Labour in last month's Budget to impose inheritance tax on farms worth more than £1 million have sparked fury among rural communities.
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Victoria Atkins has slammed the government's family farm tax, describing it as a "cruel policy" which will "destroy family farmining in the UK." The shadow environment secretary accused the Labour government of being "so disconnected from the countryside that they don't realise the damage they are making." It comes as thousands of farmers are set to converge in Westminster on Tuesday to protest against the changes to Inheritance Tax announced in last month's budget.
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Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch was joined by shadow secretary for environment, food and rural affairs, Victoria Atkins as she visited J H and Son farm near Long Crendon on Thursday. The opposition leader headed to Buckinghamshire to speak to farmers about their concerns over the latest budget.
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The shadow health secretary has slammed the government for handing out "inflation-busting" pay rises in the health sector. It comes as nurses rejected the government's offer of a 5.5% pay rise after junior doctors voted to accept a pay offer worth an extra 22.3%.
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Shadow Foreign Secretary Dame Priti Patel has called on the government to rebuild and strengthen ties with the incoming Trump administration, suggesting David Lammy should apologise for previous comments he had made.
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The joint chair of the Conservative Party says Priti Patel is "a talent" with "immense experience", as it emerges she is to become the shadow foreign secretary in Kemi Badenoch's cabinet. Nigel Huddleston adds, "she's loved by many members of the party and indeed across the country". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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Kemi Badenoch has urged Labour to apologise for past "derogatory" comments about Donald Trump made by foreign secretary David Lammy.
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Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch thanks Sir Keir Starmer for his “almost” warm welcome as she gives an address at PMQs for the first time since becoming Tory leader. She says, "it is an immense privilege and the honour of my life to lead the Conservative party."
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Jeremy Clarkson has pleaded with Labour to "back down" over its Inheritance Tax on farms as he joined thousands of farmers for a mass protest in London on Tuesday. The 64-year-old former Top Gear presenter was joined by his Clarkson's Farm co-stars Kaleb Cooper and Charlie Ireland at the rally. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Environment secretary Steve Reed has insisted "only around 500 farms will be affected" by the new family farm tax. The plans to impose inheritance tax on farms worth more than £1 million have sparked fury among rural communities, with thousands of farmers descending upon Westminster on Tuesday in protest.
"The vast majority of farms will pay nothing more under the new scheme - that's been validated by the Independent Office for Budget Responsibility," Mr Reed added.
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The president of the National Farmers' Union has slammed the government's new family farm tax in a speech in Church House in Westminster. Tom Bradshaw described the inheritance tax as an "“extraordinary” betrayal of farmers as he led the protest attended by thousands of farmers on Tuesday. He also warned MPs that the issue "would not be going away." Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The policing minister has defended the government's decision to impose Inheritance Tax on farms worth over £1 million. Diana Johnson said the Labour government have had to make "difficult decisions" after inheriting a "£22 billion blackhole in the public finances" when they came to power in July. It comes as thousands of farmers are set to converge in Westminster on Tuesday to protest against the changes to Inheritance Tax announced in last month's budget.
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