Hundreds of tractors have taken to the streets of London in an “RIP British Farming” protest, as James Cheng-Morris and Natalie Marchant report in a news story published by Yahoo! News.
The demonstration – organised by Kent Fairness for Farmers and Save British Farming – saw farmers parking their agricultural vehicles on the streets outside parliament, as hundreds of MPs gathered for this week’s prime minister’s questions.
Protests are also being held in other UK cities in response to the government’s agricultural inheritance tax changes, which organisers have described as “toxic”. The demonstrations follow similar protests last month, involving thousands of farmers.
Despite the strength of feeling surrounding the issue, the government insists its support for the sector is “steadfast”.
On 19 November, an estimated 13,000 people gathered in Westminster to protest against the budget’s impact on farming. Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, TV personality Jeremy Clarkson and leading politicians Kemi Badenoch, Sir Ed Davey and Nigel Farage were among them.
Source: Yahoo! News. Read the full story here
Image: Farmer’s daughter Millie Goodwin stands on a tractor parked on Whitehall during a protest by farmers over the changes to inheritance tax rules in the recent budget. Credit PA/Alamy via Yahoo! News.
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