Kent farmers have taken their tractors to London in protest against changes to inheritance tax. From April 2026, inherited agricultural assets worth more than £1m, which were previously exempt, will be liable to the tax at 20%,

On the latest Planet Normal podcast, which you can listen to using the audio player above, columnists Liam Halligan and Allison Pearson speak to family farmer Gareth Wyn Jones about the reignited protests against Labour’s inheritance tax plans.

Ministers claim that only around 520 farms a year will be hit by t he inheritance tax hike. But new figures suggest the number will be 200 in Wales alone – a whopping 40 per cent of the forecast - despite the population of Wales being around 5 per cent of Engalnd’s .

Mark Means says he challenged Daniel Zeichner because he was angry at inheritance tax changes.

Angry farmers blocked roads in central London in a protest against the proposed inheritance tax on farms. Thousands of landowners and their supporters took to the streets, rallying in opposition to changes to the levy by the socialist Labour government.

The Labour MP for North Northumberland has called on the Government to reconsider planned changes to inheritance tax laws for farmers. Speaking in a Westminster Hall debate in Parliament on Monday, David Smith voiced concerns the changes as they are would impact family farms.