Jeremy Clarkson today challenged the Government to ‘back down’ over its ‘cocked up’ inheritance tax (IHT) raid but Sir Keir Starmer insisted the ‘vast majority’ of farms will be unaffected.
The former Top Gear host joined thousands of protesting farmers in the capital to demonstrate against Rachel Reeves introducing IHT on all previously exempt farms worth over £1m, at a rate of 20 per cent, in her autumn Budget .
Farmers fear the change will prevent them passing their assets down through the generations as they will be forced to sell off parts of their businesses to pay the punishing death duties.
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