The farmers are protesting, among other things, against a proposed tax increase and the removal of a 1990s tax break that exempts farm property from inheritance tax.
Angry farmers protest in London
The daughter of the farmer who runs SW Attwoods and Partners on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent, stands on a tractor, London, UK, 11.12.2024
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From April 2026, farms worth more than £1 million ($1.3 million) will be subject to a 20% tax when the owner dies and the property passes to the next generation.
Protesters say the changes will ruin struggling family farms.