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22/04 Our daughter’s family lives with us. Will she have to pay tax upon inheritance?

We are wondering what we should consider as we look towards planning our will

16/04 Rachel Reeves' brutal tax plan sees some fork out £800k to avoid massive bills

The Chancellor has changed the rules on inheritance tax and the moves have led to a stampede to avoid steep bills.

11/04 Farmers say 'Labour is trying to destroy us' amid plan to back Reform

EXCLUSIVE: Farmers have turned their backs on Labour after unpopular changes to inheritance tax.

10/04 [A great value system that can be used to help you manage your inheritance] Explaining the benefits of the "Inheritance Settlement Taxation System" that allows you to give gifts in one go without any gift tax.

It is also important to prepare for inheritance in advance to reduce the burden on the remaining family members. To prepare for inheritance, start by knowing whether inheritance tax will be charged. The inherited property is collected in the basic deduction limit of "30 million yen + 6 million yen x number of legal heirs" […]

03/04 Labour minister marooned in taxi as furious farming protesters barricade car

Campaigners use tractor to block politician's exit from car park as they deliver hard-hitting message on inheritance tax changes

03/04 Labour's 'reckless' behaviour towards farmers slammed after tax raid

Rachel Reeves has come under fire in recent months for changes to inheirtance tax.

01/04 Brits could face shortage of popular food item as fury soars over 'Tractor Tax'

Farmers say the Chancellor's proposed inheritance tax changes threaten to destroy family farms and leave them unable to stay in business.

01/04 UK braced for Easter hot cross bun shortage as farmers pressure Rachel Reeves

Farmers have warned that they could stop transporting milling wheat, a vital ingredient in the easter treats, as they continue to fight against inheritance tax.

31/03 Rachel Reeves' brutal inheritance tax 'causes cost of dying to soar to £225k'

Funeral expenses and inheritance tax liabilities in the UK have pushed the cost of dying to nearly a quarter of a million pounds.

31/03 Government urged to act as 1,700 English farms 'disappear' since 2010

Farmers have warned they risk selling their land to afford inheritance tax changes announced by Rachel Reeves.

29/03 'We need to protect our ability to produce food' TV farming star blasts Labour

Roger Nicholson, 82, the owner of 200-acre Cannon Hall Farm, featured on Channel 5 series Springtime on the Farm, warns Britain's food security is at risk because of the Government's war against farmers

24/03 Rachel Reeves's budget bombshell to lead to more than 200,000 job cuts

More than 200,000 jobs could be lost in the family business sector from Budget changes.

22/03 What new UK rules on pension inheritance may mean for you

Most workplace pensions will attract IHT from 2027, so older people should consider their options

22/03 Splashing the cash: how wealthy retirees are avoiding ‘inheritance tax raid’

Wave of spending is triggered by Rachel Reeves’s removal of IHT exemption on pensions from 2027

20/03 Keir Starmer ‘looking for way out’ of Rachel Reeves' farm tax

The Prime Minister is reportedly facing concern from some of his own MPs.

16/03 Reeves' inheritance tax raid puts family firms on the brink in £14bn industry

EXCLUSIVE: Family-run construction plant hire firms are warning they, like farmers, will be badly affected by the Government's inheritance tax raid.

15/03 Inheritance tax savers warned this gifting mistake could cost you thousands

Families are mistakenly taking out an expensive form of debt in order to avoid inheritance tax, an expert has warned.

13/03 State pensioners facing 6-week payment delay as Reeves' mini-Budget sparks panic

Savers who want to spend their pension cash before next year's IHT cash grab are reportedly facing six-week delays.

13/03 UK farmers’ incomes stagnant since the 1970s, report finds

Exclusive: Research shows drop in produce prices as households consume more imported and ultra-processed food

12/03 Inheritance tax in 75 years… As much as they received, they pay 'Heritage acquisition tax' (comprehensive)

500 million children, spouses' legal and independence of 1 billion deduction governments, turning from 2028… Preparation for tax evasion (Sejong = News1) Jeon Min -woo, Kim Yoo -seung, reporter = The government has been trimming the taxation system from heritage tax to heritage acquisition tax in 75 years since the introduction of inheritance tax in 1950. The old inheritance tax system is reorgani

11/03 Desperate pensioners 'ignoring 4 % rule' to avoid inheritance tax

The inheritance tax changes announced in the Autumn Budget have seen a dramatic shift in pension saving, an expert has said.

06/03 Full on Labour revolt over Rachel Reeves as 40 MPs send furious letters over tax

Thousands of farmers marched on Whitehall earlier this week to protest against the Government's inheritance tax raid.

04/03 Nigel Farage promises to wipe out inheritance tax in bombshell pledge

Reform UK leader vows that his party would scrap inheritance tax

04/03 Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer issues warning over farm tax raid by union boss

Rachel Reeves and Sir Keir Starmer have been warned against their inheritance tax changes, set to come into force next April.

03/03 Farmers to march against Rachel Reeves's 'cruel' family farm tax

Thousands of farmers will take to the streets of London on Tuesday to protest against Rachel Reeves's inheritance tax raid.

03/03 Rachel Reeves dealt blow as another Labour MP opposes tax raid on farmers

Henry Tufnell speaks out against Chancellor's controversial move

02/03 Farmers could be arrested if they drive tractors at rally against Rachel Reeves

Framers are angry at a planned tax to be rolled out by Rachel Reeves in 2026

01/03 Kick in the teeth for farmers: Family farm faces closure after bird flu outbreak

EXCLUSIVE: A family-run poultry farm is facing closure after a bird flu outbreak meant 5,000 chickens had to be culled.

26/02 Farmers send huge warning to Starmer as inheritance tax to 'decimate' industry

Britain's farmers continue to fight to save their farms, despite Labour's inheritance tax grab.

25/02 Rachel Reeves' 'morally wrong' inheritance tax raid slammed by farmers

National Farmers' Union (NFU) president Tom Bradshaw will blast the Government at his organisation's conference on Tuesday.

24/02 Asia's richest city home to 14 billionaires and an amazing 290,300 millionaires

This vibrant city has claimed the spot as Asia's richest city thanks to its impressive number of millionaires and its status as a major business hub.

24/02 Farmer warns Rachel Reeves of mental health impact over inheritance tax bill

Philip Weston speaks out over the Government's inheritance tax raid at October's Budget

24/02 Balearic Islands rake in £118m with controversial tax Brits also have to pay for

The islands saw a £3.8 million increase in the tourist tax last year, bringing the total tax revenue to the highest level ever.

23/02 ‘Real anger’: Labour can expect hostile reception at farmers’ annual gathering

UK food producers plan more protests over inheritance tax changes ahead of this week’s NFU conference in London

22/02 HMRC drags thousands in inheritance tax threshold - check if you're hit

Experts suggest that the rules on gifting could be tightened even more, making it harder for families to reduce their IHT liabilities.

21/02 Thousands of households mull spending life savings to escape Reeves' tax grab

Thousands of savers are considering whether to blow their pension to escape an incoming inheritance tax grab.

21/02 'I'm a finance expert - slash your inheritance tax bill with one simple move'

Inheritance tax raised £7 billion for the Treasury between but there are ways of reducing your bill, claims one expert.

21/02 Treasury pockets £7bn inheritance tax but Rachel Reeves could be out for more

An expert said inheritance tax (IHT) receipts surged to £7 billion, but the chancellor is likely to be looking for other ways to fund Labour's growth plans.

20/02 Farmers' kids write 'protest song' as Rachel Reeves tax raids hit hard

The children of British farmers have joined forces to release a ‘protest' version of Old Macdonald as IHT changes loom.

18/02 Starmer and Reeves told to 'show compassion' or face 'more farmer protests'

The Prime Minister and his Chancellor have been urged to listen to farmers and change tack

17/02 Heartbroken farmer's desperate plea after becoming 'close to taking own life'

EXCLUSIVE: In this heartbreaking account, farmers recount on the suffocating pressures of being an agricultural worker in this country today.

15/02 Lee Jae -myung "I will not sell and leave because of the inheritance tax"

Each day, 'inheritance tax realization' claim…與 與 엔 與 엔 (Seoul = Yonhap News) Seol Seung -eun reporter = Democratic Party Lee Jae -myung, the representative of the Democratic Party, said on the 15th of the reorganization of the inheritance tax on the 15th, "Many people can benefit from the family, so that the family does not sell and leave because of the tax. I will stay in the house where Jung is

14/02 'Farmers are on the brink — is this their reward after toiling for our food?'

An onslaught of pressures are facing farmers including a disproportionate number of deaths in the workplace.

14/02 One dairy farmer going under every day as big businesses axe contracts

Experts have warned that one British dairy farm is going out of business every day as big businesses are axing contracts.

13/02 Keir Starmer runs scared as he abandons visit due to furious farmers' protest

Sir Keir Starmer has abandoned a visit to Buckinghamshire due to a noisy tractor protest

12/02 Keir Starmer throws minister under the bus as he's skewered in PMQs clash

The Prime Minister was forced to slap down a top minister after he insulted farmers at a conference yesterday.

11/02 Labour minister sparks fury as he says farmers are not priority for Starmer

EXCLUSIVE - A top Labour minister has been accused of telling a farming conference that they are not a priority for Keir Starmer's government.

10/02 Brits dodging Rachel Reeves' inheritance tax hike with huge life decision

Since Rachel Reeves's first budget last October, one expert has been approached by more couples looking to take a big step in order to secure their finances.

10/02 ‘Stop the tax!’ Worried boy, 5, pleads with Reeves to save his farming future

Thousands of farmers descended on Westminster on Monday to protest against Rachel Reeves's inheritance tax raid.

10/02 Labour 'own goal' as rich Brits find way to dodge Reeves' inheritance tax raid

Financial experts are seeing a rise in requests for a form of 'protection' which wealthy savers can take out to avoid the Chancellor's inheritance tax hike.

10/02 Small farmers blast Rachel Reeves' 'madness' - 'she hasn't got a clue'

EXCLUSIVE: Nigel Farage addressed furious farmers this morning who urge the Chancellor to "go back to school".

10/02 Farmer told off by police officers for muddy tractor number plate during protest

Officers ordered a farming protester to scrub dirt off a tractor number plate at a protest against Labour's death tax changes.

10/02 Nigel Farage unleashes furious attack on Labour’s nightmare inheritance tax r...

The Reform UK leader joins 'Battle for Britain' protest as thousands of farmers descend on Whitehall to oppose Labour's plans

09/02 The areas in Britain most at risk if Rachel Reeves launches new pensions raid

EXCLUSIVE: Not a single Labour seat would be amongst the 10 most affected areas, a startling report has shown.

09/02 Nigel Farage writes for the Express – 'Labour has betrayed family farms'

Instead of punishing farms with taxes and regulations, we should be incentivising agriculture, writes Reform UK leader

09/02 'Rachel Reeves' budget will mark the end of my 140-year-old family farm'

A farmer whose family estate will be doubly hit by Rachel Reeves' tax raid is taking to the streets to demand a government U-turn.

08/02 Farmers hold mass protest against 'punitive death tax'

The protesters are calling on MPs to scrap inheritance tax hikes that they say could force families to sell off their farms.

08/02 The UK towns most at risk if Rachel Reeves unleashes new tax blitz

EXCLUSIVE: A new report from data firm Suffrago estimates which parts of the country will suffer the most if the Chancellor brings in more tax changes.

07/02 Countryfile's Adam Henson warns Rachel Reeves's Budget 'hurts' British farming

Countryfile star Adam Henson has shared his thoughts on Rachel Reeves's budget while launching the start of the Big Farmland Bird Count.

06/02 'McDonald's must prove it hasn't forgotten farmers being taxed out of existence'

The food giant must act against inheritance tax imposed on farms by Chancellor Rachel Reeves.

06/02 Rachel Reeves issued food security warning as war with farmers rages

Ben Aveling is among thousands of farmers worried about the impact of Chancellor Rachel Reeves's inheritance tax raid.

05/02 Fury as Rachel Reeves hits grieving families of war heroes with £180k tax

Off-duty deaths in service will be subject to inheritance tax after Labour MPs voted in favour of the raid affecting partners and children.

04/02 McDonald’s told it must join campaign against Rachel Reeves’s tractor tax

The fast food giant is being urged to join with Britain's major supermarkets in calling for Rachel Reeves to U-turn.

03/02 'Rachel Reeves' tax hikes made me want to quit farming forever'

EXCLUSIVE: Hundreds of farm shops are at risk of closure because of Rachel Reeves's budget.

02/02 A 80 -year -old woman of 70,000 yen a month, screams at the inheritance tax tax audit, imposed a "excitement tax 4 million yen>! I thought ... I thanked the investigator "Thank you for shed tears" [Tax accountant advice]

The tax audit is for about one in five tax filers. More than 80 % of them are pointed out by some kind of "declaration omission" and are imposed of additional taxes, so many people have a negative image of tax audits. However, despite the addition of the additional tax, some people thank the investigators ... why? Tax accountant Yukito Miyaji explains based on specific examples of tax audits ...

01/02 Rachel Reeves to rake in huge '£40bn' from pension inheritance tax raid

Experts believe Rachel Reeves and Labour will rake in a lot more from the pension inheritance tax raid than first thought.

28/01 Labour MP warns his party's tax raid is making farmers wish for early deaths

Welsh parliamentarian Steve Witherden spoke out about levy change during a Westminster Hall debate

28/01 Keir Starmer says Britain 'open for business' while millionaires flee UK

A number of business leader have warned that Labour's policies are hurting the UK economy.

27/01 James Dyson slams Rachel Reeves’s tax grab for ‘destroying family businesses'

James Dyson, who owns farmland, said the farms and businesses due to be affected currently employ 14 million people.

27/01 Dyson boss brands Rachel Reeves 'vindictive' for 'destroying' family businesses

Richard Dyson accused the Chancellor of "a direct attack on those who build, employ, and contribute vastly to the economy".

27/01 Public opinion favors ‘strengthening inheritance tax’… “Tax rate of 5% on 500 million, 10% on 1 billion”

Tax Finance Report… "By conservative-progressive tendency, significant inheritance tax recognition difference" (Sejong = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Jun-seo = The public opinion has been focused on strengthening the current inheritance tax. According to the Korea Tax Research Institute's Tax Research Institute on the 27th, using the recently released fiscal panel survey (16th year) data,

26/01 'Raiding pockets of dead soldiers is new low for Reeves and Starmer'

Labour has made it possible to despise Britain's most hated tax even more, especially if, like me, you have served or are serving in our Armed Forces.

25/01 Farmers in North lead tractor protest against inheritance tax changes

British government’s new rules on inheritance tax will risk viability of family farms in the future, says farmers’ union chief

25/01 Pensions guru warns Reeves's tax raid will end in disaster

Former Saga boss and pensions minister Baroness Altmann has sounded the alarm about Rachel Reeves's plan to slap inheritance tax on undrawn pension pots

25/01 Thousands of pensioners issued Inheritance Tax warning after law change

Couples who are not married risk passing down a 40% tax bill to relatives under Rachel Reeves' plan to put inheritance tax on pensions.

25/01 Farmers won't let Reeves 'decimate' them without a fight

The nation's farmers are not about to back down in their battle to stop inheritance tax 'bankrupting' family farms

25/01 Grieving families face 'huge bills' in fresh Reeves inheritance tax raid

The Chancellor is accused of delivering policies straight out of the 'Marxist playbook'

25/01 Rachel Reeves has to realise she can’t plough on with the farm tax | Phillip Inman

The chancellor’s attempt to get rich landowners to pay their fair share was correct in principle. But this measure has missed the mark

25/01 Soldiers hit with further Labour tax 'betrayal' despite personnel shortages

From 2027 soldiers who die whilst serving will be subject to inheritance tax on lump sums paid to their families.

24/01 My family farm has thrived for 100 years - but won't survive Rachel Reeves

Farmers have been hit by changes to both agricultural property relief and business property relief at Labour's October budget.

24/01 Blow to Rachel Reeves as Chancellor's plan to tax pensions 'unworkable'

The Chancellor Rachel Reeve's decision to remove the inheritance tax-free status of pensions, has come under fire from experts.

24/01 Inheritance tax named UK’s most-hated levy as Britons pay more of it

Death duties largely considered unfair by the public, but Chancellor is intent on increasing the charge

23/01 Farmers warn Starmer 'Tractors coming to Westminster'

Rachel Reeves' planned changes to inheritance tax were greeted with fury after she unveiled them during her October Budget.

23/01 Rachel Reeves told of farmer suicide risk with 'human cost' of tax raid warning

Farmers have protested across the UK since October when Rachel Reeves launched her inheritance tax raid on the sector.

23/01 UK inheritance tax receipts hit record levels after threshold freezes

The amount of money collected through inheritance tax is likely to rise further in the UK due to recent policy changes.

23/01 Reeves's farmers tax raid suffers huge blow as she's slammed by Tesco and Lidl

Supermarket giants have called on the Chancellor to U-turn on her inheritance tax plans which could threaten the UK's "food security".

22/01 Rachel Reeves's family farm tax raid dealt further blow with damning report

Farmers have warned of risks to food security following Rachel Reeves's brutal Budget.

22/01 Labour votes to hit war heroes with Rachel Reeves's nightmare pension death tax

Off-duty deaths in service will be subject to inheritance tax as children or partners of unmarried servicemen face charges.

22/01 Britain’s 'most hated tax' soars with £600m rise in just nine months

Inheritance tax has been increasing over the last two decades.

22/01 Influence of super rich on Donald Trump threatens democracy, say Patriotic Millionaires

Pro-tax group tell world leaders that ‘wealth extremism’ is damaging trust in media and influencing legal systems

20/01 Major supermarket takes legal action to stop farmer protests

Britain's biggest customer of UK farming is seeking an injunction amid the "serious threat" of "unlawful protest" despite claiming they support farmers.

20/01 Rachel Reeves gives in to officials with hidden list that impacts millions

The Treasury has refused to publish the secret document following a request from the Daily Express.

17/01 Reeves facing more farmer fury with protests at supermarkets across Britain

Thousands of farmers will take to the carparks of Asda, Sainsbury's, Tesco among others to speak to the public about Rachel Reeves's inheritance tax raid at the Budget.

16/01 Keir Starmer faces town hall rebellions over inheritance tax raid on farm

Councils have passed motions calling on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to axe the measure they say represents an 'attack' on the countryside

16/01 Inheritance tax warning as Rachel Reeves' move could add to probate delays

The ability of HMRC to deal with changes in inheritance tax have been questioned by an expert who has claimed the probate system is already under huge strain.

14/01 Rachel Reeves blamed for plummeting tractor sales after Labour's tax raid

The Chancellor announced changes to inheritance tax for farmers at Labour's first budget in 14 years last October.

13/01 Reeves's inheritance tax raid 'risks my family's future', worried farmer warns

Farmers across the country have slammed the Government for its decision to change inheritance tax rules for farmers.

12/01 Princess Anne's children may face inheritance blow with '£2.3m bill'

Zara Tindall and Peter Phillips could be facing a hefty inheritance tax bill if they inherit the Gatcombe Park estate from their mother, Princess Anne

11/01 Rachel Reeves budget dealt another blow as supermarket giant stands by farmers

A major UK supermarket has come out in force behind beleaguered farmers reeling from the Chancellor's sweeping inheritance tax levy.

11/01 Despite having a monthly pension of 230,000 yen, savings of 50 million yen, and real estate, my 67-year-old wife has become ``insecure about money.'' The ``surprising reason''

Mr. and Mrs. A work for a medium-sized trading company, and as they have properly invested their pension and saved taxes, they have sufficient assets and have paid off their loans in full. I thought I would enjoy a leisurely retirement, but there was an unexpected pitfall. What is the pitfall?

10/01 Tractors block roads as farmers target supermarket supply chains

Farmers have targeted distribution centres in nationwide protests against the government's planned inheritance tax raid.

10/01 Zara Tindall's 'facing £2.3m bill' in blow to Princess Anne's inheritance plans

EXCLUSIVE: A property expert shared how Princess Anne's children Zara Tindall and Peter Phillips could face challenges if they inherit the family's Gatcombe Park estate

09/01 Furious farmers accuse Starmer of 'catastrophic failure’ in blistering takedown

Environment minister Steve Reed was accused of demonstrating "a glaring lack of understanding of modern farming challenges".

09/01 Labour MP slammed by furious constituent after farm conference no-show

EXCLUSIVE: The Pembrokeshire MP was set to appear on a panel at the Oxford farming conference, but was a no-show yesterday.

09/01 Muskmania couldn’t save Steve Reed from the farmers, or himself | John Crace

The environment secretary tried in vain to explain to protesters that they weren’t angry about tax, but Tory neglect

09/01 Although my assets have been steadily increasing...A 78-year-old woman has discovered that she has more assets than her husband, who passed away and left behind 50 million yen in financial assets. Just being a ``housewife'' means you are likely to pay 24.

When my father passed away and my wife, eldest daughter, and son went through inheritance procedures, it was discovered that my mother, a housewife, had more financial assets than my father. A tax advisor claims that when filing an inheritance tax return for a deceased father, the mother's savings should be added to the father's assets as ``name deposits,'' but that would increase the inheritance

09/01 Farmers plot supermarket protests in fight against Labour's tax raid

Farmers are ramping up their protests because of a lack of engagement with them by the Government.

09/01 Farmer protest as huge tractor convoy besieges Labour MP's key speech

Environment Secretary Steve Reed apologised to farmers admitting changes to inheritance tax had 'shocked' the industry.

08/01 'Labour not content with hated inheritance tax — they'll hit farms on all sides

If you thought that the inheritance tax being dumped on hard-working farmers was bad, wait till you hear what other nonsense is planned.

07/01 Making law is about the head, not the heart. I don’t want MPs offering personal testimony | Simon Jenkins

On matters of war, of life and death, of economics, we hear emotional appeals in the Commons. It may be engaging, but I’m not sure it is right, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

03/01 Farmer releases song blasting Keir Starmer over Labour's inheritance tax raid

Exclusive: Farming YouTuber releases song against Labour's plans to impose inheritance tax on farms.

29/12 Farmers plotting huge supermarket blockade after Labour's inheritance raid

The action could see Farmers blockading supermarket distribution sites causing chaos to the UK's food supply.

29/12 Locals turn on Rachel Reeves as town blighted by crime - 'she's never here'

Business owners and residents in Rachel Reeves's constituency have blasted the state of the towns which they say she never visits.

28/12 Farmer fury at Sadiq Khan after anti-inheritance tax adverts banned on Tube

Transport for London have banned an advert from a farmers union, having previously allowed ads supporting assisted dying.

26/12 Labour's link with countryside 'already under threat' amid inheritance tax raid

The ban on fox hunting was given Royal Assent on 18 November 2004 - and came into force in February 2005. Labour's election manifesto promised a ban on trail hunting, which arose as a "cruelty free" replacement for fox hunting, banned in 2004.

25/12 James Dyson: vacuum cleaner billionaire now grows strawberries

Vacuum cleaner billionaire James Dyson is looking for a future for British agriculture. The Labor government's tax plans make him angry.

24/12 Rachel Reeves voted ‘worst politician of 2024’ as voice says “I’d get rid'

The Chancellor has had a turbulent year which concludes with Britain on the brink of recession after growth figures flatlined.

24/12 Farmers announce major protest in January in fury over Rachel Reeves tax blow

Farmers have announced another major day of protesting in January as fury continues over the government's tax plans.

24/12 “That cannot be paid for in an aging society”

The economist Monika Schnitzer criticizes the SPD's pension plans. And instead of Habeck's bureaucratic billionaire tax, she is calling for the inheritance tax to be expanded to include corporate heirs.

23/12 Meet the family fighting to save their farm from financial ruin

A Christmas message to the Chancellor from yet another farming family facing the toxic fallout from Rachel Reeves' swingeing autumn budget

23/12 Labour's tractor tax blasted as 22 furious councils revolt against plan

The Countryside Alliance is hoping more councils will join the growing list in the new year.

23/12 ‘I’ll lose a fortune’: Jeremy Clarkson reveals Farmer’s Dog pub is a disaster

Top Gear star Jeremy Clarkson seems to have bitten off more than he can chew with his latest business venture, the Farmer’s Dog pub which opened in Oxfordshire in England’s south earlier this year.

19/12 Labour minister takes five-word swipe at farmers in furious inheritance tax row

The Environment Secretary Steve Reed was defending the Budget's inheritance tax changes in the Commons today against his Tory counterpart Victoria Atkins.

18/12 Britain will 'never be the same' without farmers amid inheritance tax raid

Rachel Reeves's plans have sparked fury across the countryside since being announced in October.

18/12 The five biggest promises broken by Labour after just five months in power

Labour has only had the keys to 10 Downing Street a matter of months. Express.co.uk looks at the five promises the new Government has already broken.

17/12 Warning to families as inheritance tax dodge could backfire

Financial experts have issued warnings for families hoping to dodge the inheritance tax increase by quickly passing assets onto their children.

17/12 Cheating dad hid ‘secret’ family for decades

Two siblings have won almost $920,000 in an inheritance row with their dad’s secret love children after they discovered he had lived a double life for decades.

16/12 Farmers 'building an army' to take on Rachel Reeves' brutal inheritance tax raid

More than 45,000 people took to London's streets last month to protest Rachel Reeves' budget - but farmers have now warned that number could balloon without a reversal of the policy.

16/12 Rachel Reeves skewered over inheritance tax as 160,000 businesses demand rethink

Rachel Reeves has been warned she will end up costing the country money and jobs because of her tax changes.

13/12 Labour faces growing 'town hall rebellion' over family farm inheritance tax raid

A number of local authorities have backed motions opposing the Government's plans to impose inheritance tax on farms worth over £1 million.

13/12 Kemi Badenoch blasts Labour for 'crashing the economy'

EXCLUSIVE: The tory leader has warned that Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are making the 'wrong decisions' for the British people.

13/12 Rachel Reeves warned tractor protesters are poised to target her constituency

EXCLUSIVE: Liz Webster also said farmers were ready to give Labour "a bloody nose" at the next local elections in the Spring.

11/12 Reeves warned her 'toxic cocktail' is 'final nail in the coffin' for farmers

EXCLUSIVE: Farming influencer Gareth Wyn Jones says farmers are on their knees, and death tax changes are the final nail in the agricultural coffin.

11/12 Keir Starmer will have a migraine after this latest farmers protest over crue...

Angry farmers vented their fury at the Prime Minister's inheritance tax plans.

11/12 Warning to farmers at risk of 400% tax 'sting' trying to dodge inheritance raid

Farmers attempting to dodge Rachel Reeves' inheritance tax raid may find themselves or their children lumped with a different bill.

11/12 Moment farmer breaks down in tears over Labour’s cruel tax bombshell

The NFU President left a House of Commons committee in stunned silence after he explained why Labour's tax grab is so painful.

11/12 Labour to 'sting' farmers who try and avoid inheritance tax raid

Rachel Reeves has infuriated the farming community with her changes to inheritance taxes, with many saying the plans will spell the end for their farms.

11/12 Hundreds of farmers descend on Parliament in tractors in Labour tax raid fury

Follow our live blog for the latest updates as farmers stage a tractor demonstration in Westminster.

10/12 More than 300 tractors to descend on London to rally against 'stalinist' Labour

Around 45,000 people protested in London last month against Rachel Reeves's inheritance tax raid at October's Budget.

10/12 Keir Starmer sent major warning from farmers ahead of huge London protest

Hundreds of tractors are expected to fill the streets of central London as farmers warn Keir Starmer he needs to put Britain's food security first.

08/12 Avoiding double taxation on father’s former NI home that was gifted to me

Rules on gifts and inheritances are different North and South, as is the tax regime on non-resident property

07/12 Rachel Reeves's tax-raiding budget is 'single greatest threat to food security'

Conservatives warn that farming families could be forced to sell off land which will be used for solar panels instead of agriculture

06/12 Farmers threaten to restrict food supplies if government ignores their demands

Some farmers have already halted orders of sewage sludge to their farms in protest against changes at Rachel Reeves' October budget.

05/12 Farmers urge Reeves to make simple 1p change instead of brutal inheritance tax

EXCLUSIVE: Farmers have reacted with fury up and down the UK over Rachel Reeves's bombshell plans - and one has urged the Chancellor to make a simple 1p change instead.

04/12 Eight-year-old farmer Florence Harris voices concerns over future of British far

EXCLUSIVE: After Labour MPs shamelessly backed the PM's tax raid on farming family inheritances, Daily Express cover star Florence Harris is standing up for the rural community

04/12 Dozens of Labour MPs betray local farmers with vote in favour of the tractor tax

Just seven Labour MPs representing more than 60 farms refused to back Rachel Reeves' tractor tax this afternoon.

04/12 ‘Not prepared to break my word’ - Labour MP slams Rachel Reeves’s farmer tax

Penrith and Solway MP Markus Campbell-Savours spoke out against the Chancellor's planned changes to inheritance tax

04/12 Brits could end up paying up to £21k more tax in 2025 - 5 tips to cut your bill

If you plan on buying a house next year, and/or stand to inherit some money, you could end up paying an estimated £21,071 extra in tax.

04/12 Keir Starmer issued dire food shortage warning as anger rises among UK's farmers

Matt Cullen of Fairness for Farmers said people across the UK are "waking up to the fact that food security is vital."

03/12 Labour MPs, it's not too late to do the right thing and stand up for farmers

Hurting British farming will damage all of us, says shadow environment secretary Victoria Atkins

03/12 Farmers 'don't know what future holds' after Starmer's inheritance tax raid

Farmers across the country are fearing for their futures after Rachel Reeves's inheritance tax raid at October's budget.

03/12 Farmers warn they could 'bring country to halt in 30 minutes' as fury soars

Furious farmers are planning their next moves in protest to the 20% inheritance tax that will be foisted upon them next year.

02/12 Taxes should target land investors, not farmers | Letters

Letters: Readers respond to an impassioned plea for understanding by Clare Wise after the government made farms subject to inheritance tax

02/12 Labour’s nightmare budget raid puts 125,000 jobs at risk and cost the economy...

A damning new report lays bare how the government's Inheritance Tax changes will clobber family-owned businesses as well as farms.

01/12 Keir Starmer faces humiliating Labour rebellion over farm tax

Kemi Badenoch is set to force a vote on the inheritance tax hike on farmers and highlight divisions over the policy

01/12 Labour challenged to vote to 'save the family farm' this week

The party is warned its 'family farm tax threatens to destroy British farming as we know it'

30/11 Labour MP's family avoids Reeves' farming tax with move just days before Budget

The transfer was carried out by the parents of Henry Tuffnell, the newly-elected 32-year-old Labour MP for Mid and South Pembrokeshire.

30/11 Country diary: A troubling time for this upland farm | Andrea Meanwell

Tebay, Cumbria: We have 13 new cows to keep indoors, and no running water. It is, at least, a distraction from the budget, which was the last straw for many farmers

30/11 ‘We’ve have had enough of Starmer’s lies’ warns farming leader

EXCLUSIVE: Liz Webster says many farmers will likely end up selling their land if the situation does not improve.

28/11 Environment secretary slammed as totally 'misunderstanding' new farmer's tax

The Government has been accused of adopted "a very blunt approach" which will likely cause "genuine hardship to farmers".

28/11 Fury as Labour MP says inheritance tax raid will be 'good for UK farmers'

Thousands of farmers took to the streets in London last week, warning that their families could be forced out of the industry.

28/11 Furious farmer in sewage protest as he slams Keir Starmer's 'stinky' tax raid

Farmers had threatened to take strike action over inheritance tax hikes if Rachel Reeves failed to U-turn on her inheritance tax raid.

28/11 Tax raid on farmers could impact five times more businesses than claimed

Farmers have warned Labour's decision to change inheritance tax rules could decimate the sector.

28/11 Furious farmers 'block' another port after hundreds of tractors descend on Dover

Farmers in Wales have attempted to blockade another port amid a furious row over tax changes, the withdrawal of subsidies and wider challenges.

27/11 Farmer warns Labour's inheritance tax raid is 'stealing our children's future'

EXCLUSIVE: The Daily Express visited farming social media star Olly Harrison at his farm amid a backlash over the Government's inheritance tax changes.

27/11 Fuming farmers shut down Dover with 100 tractors over Rachel Reeves' tax raid

More than 100 farmers have slowly driven through the port city of Dover to protest Rachel Reeves' planned inheritance changes.

27/11 Kemi Badenoch to grill Keir Starmer in fiery PMQs clash

Follow our live blog for the latest updates on Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons.

27/11 My family has grown Britain’s food for 140 years. Here’s what politicians don’t understand about farming | Clare Wise

We’ve cared for our farm through war, pandemic and money worries. The inheritance tax row shows how little the government respects that, says Clare Wise, a farmer based in County Durham

26/11 Labour face crunch vote on heartless farmer tax after secret meeting

Hopes were raised again this evening that Labour could be looking at a u-turn after it was revealed Keir Starmer held talks with the NFU.

26/11 Basic knowledge about inheritance tax that you can't ask about now... What is the basic deduction? What is the period for payment? Who declares inheritance tax?

Inheritance tax does not apply to all inheritances. If your inherited property exceeds the basic deduction amount, you will need to file and pay inheritance tax. Here, we will look at the basics regarding inheritance tax payments, such as who must file an inheritance tax return, the basic deduction amount for inheritance tax, and who is responsible for paying the tax. The basics of inheritance tax

26/11 Inheritance tax is a real bugbear for people who do not have children

Q&A: The only way to ‘beat the system’ on tax is to use the dwelling house exemption, but that is a major commitment on both sides

25/11 Farmers will be forced to sell farms to cover inheritance tax bills warns IFS

Rachel Reeves' policy lost further support this evening as the respected Institute for Fiscal Studies criticised the tax plan.

25/11 A fairer system would make paying taxes more palatable | Letters

Letters: Most reasonable people can see that taxes are necessary to fund public services, says John Harradence. Plus letters from Tom Kelly and Ian Arnott

25/11 Inheritance tax on farms should be delayed to avoid unfairness, says thinktank

IFS suggests making gifts of land before a certain date tax-free so that elderly farmers would not be caught out

25/11 Farmer warns of risks to sector following Labour's inheritance tax attack

Thousands of farmers voiced their anger against last month's budget at a protest in London last week.

25/11 Farmers face 'perfect storm' of challenges amid inheritance tax attack

Several challenges are battering the farming sector, campaigners and MPs have warned.

24/11 Rachel Reeves left isolated on tractor tax as expert supporter concedes big flaw

A Labour-supporting tax expert cited by MPs and the BBC in defence of the farming tax has now changed his view of the policy in a damning move for the Chancellor

24/11 Flat-cap Clarkson only wants his nose in the trough | Stewart Lee

The broadcaster thinks if he fires up his farming fanbase they can shield him from his obligation to contribute his fair share to society

24/11 Faced with many foes, Labour needs to get out of its defensive crouch and on to the front foot | Andrew Rawnsley

The pervasive mood of negativity masks that many do have reason to be grateful for the election of this government

24/11 The assisted dying bill: safeguards are essential to prevent suicide

Letters: The sense of being a burden would be felt the most keenly by the most helpless

23/11 NFU chief mocks BBC with brutal swipe after challenge to Rachel Reeves

The president of the NFU has mocked the BBC after it sided with the government's assertion that only 500 farmers would be affected by inheritance tax changes.

23/11 Farmers demand face to face meeting with Chancellor

Labour's inheritance tax plan is denounced as 'cruel' and 'wrong' and farmers say it 'risks decimating our sector'.

23/11 Jeremy Clarkson shares real reason he bought farm - ‘I never admitted it’

The broadcaster says he had been ‘naive' to tell newspapers that he bought a farm in Oxfordshire to avoid inheritance tax.

23/11 ‘Sitting with their head in their hands’: farm equipment suppliers fear for impact of budget

Traders at a big machinery show say inheritance tax changes affecting the rural economy have had an immediate impact on business

23/11 POLL: Should UK stop sending money to foreign farmers?

The Daily Express revealed this week that the UK is sending over £500million to other countries to help them with farming projects.

23/11 Jeremy Clarkson slams Starmer as he dubs him 'nightmare for farmers'

The broadcaster has launched another brutal assessment of the government's treatment of farmers, suggesting the leadership is ignorant of the vital role the sector plays in our day-to-day lives.

22/11 Separating wheat from chaff in the farm tax debate | Letters

Letters: Readers respond to an editorial about farmers having to pay inheritance tax when selling agricultural property priced at more than £1m

22/11 Reeves standing firm against U-turn on inheritance tax for farmers

Chancellor understood to be determined to keep policy despite Treasury analysing ways to soften impact

22/11 Keir Starmer defends £500 million for foreign farmers as fury grows in Britain

The Prime Minister's spokesman reacted to the Daily Express's exclusive, but UK farmers are furious.

22/11 Starmer dubbed 'dictator' by farmer who says 'anti-British agenda' is ruining UK

EXCLUSIVE: Sir Keir Starmer is acting like a 'well-dressed dictator' by not listening to demands for an inheritance tax U-turn and farmers will take strike action if pushed to, a farmer says.

22/11 'Keir Starmer proves he doesn't care about UK farms and wants to destroy them'

Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves' hated inheritance tax on farms has now been bolstered by a simple fact that confirms their appalling priorities.

22/11 'BBC's Keir Starmer fact-check shows Auntie's only good for a laugh nowadays'

Just when you think the BBC is only capable of alienating and infuriating the majority of Britons, it serves up a display of utter buffoonery.

22/11 Labour is ‘crushing’ the farming industry with ‘ideological’ tax row

22/11 Farmer fury as daughter removed from school for inheritance tax welly protest

A farmer was left furious after her daughters were removed from school and sent to the wrong farm after wearing wellies to show solidarity with striking farmers.

22/11 Look at the farmers’ protest, and then ask yourself: how will we ever make tax fairer amid such grumbling? | Polly Toynbee

Labour inherited a dire situation that needed desperate change – but powerful lobbies make any tax reform near-impossible, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

21/11 Labour MP squirms on Question Time as he refuses to answer question eight times

Labour Minister Nick Thomas-Symonds was asked repeatedly to clarify how many farms will be impacted overall by the inheritance tax changes.

21/11 ‘What are you thinking?!’ Question Time audience laugh at Labour MP over tax row

Labour was accused of not knowing what they were doing this evening during a brutal Question Time episode.

21/11 Fury at foreign farmers being handed £500m in overseas aid

EXCLUSIVE: Figures reveal the exact amount British taxpayers are paying to foreign farmers while our own producers get clobbered by Rachel Reeves.

21/11 Farmers aged 80 could get exemption from inheritance tax rule

Exclusive: Government looks at changing rules so older farmers do not have to live for seven years after making a gift to avoid the tax

21/11 I am a fifth generation British farmer... but there may not be a sixth

Arable farmer Anthony Henman toils long hours for little reward on land owned by his family since 1862. But following Rachel Reeves' changes to inheritance tax, he fears he may now be the last generation to work the land

21/11 Steve Reed refuses to apologise to farmers for 'anguish' caused by budget

The Environment Secretary spoke to farmers today where he told them he has "heard the anguish of the countryside" after protests this week.

21/11 Environment secretary vows to ensure farmers are paid fairly for produce

Steve Reed says he may not agree on inheritance tax changes but government will listen to rural Britain

21/11 Farmer told how to avoid Labour's inheritance tax raid by Environment Secretary

Family farmer says Environment Secretary gave him advice on how to avoid inheritance tax raid.

20/11 Rural MPs urge government to reassure farmers over new tax rates

After Whitehall protest, Labour MPs in rural areas request advice and guidance for farmers over changes to inheritance tax

20/11 Angela Rayner fails to rule out further inheritance tax raid on farmers

Up to 10,000 farmers protested on the streets of London yesterday against the Government's changes to inheritance tax at last month's budget.

20/11 Labour civil war as Starmer's MPs join Tories and Reform in call for huge U-turn

Labour MPs have cast doubt on the Government's plan to force farmers to pay inheritance tax.

20/11 Farmer savages 'woke' James O'Brien in brutal LBC takedown - 'idiot'

The bombastic LBC radio host met his match when this rural-living caller gave him a piece of their mind.

20/11 Tories attack BBC for questioning farming lobby’s inheritance tax claims – UK politics live

Row over issue continues with questions likely at PMQs as Angela Rayner faces shadow minister Alex Burghart

20/11 Farmers revolt against Starmer with tractors.. Thousands protest in front of Parliament against the increase in inheritance tax.. And newspapers: A 20% tax on any inherited agricultural assets increases values?

On Tuesday, thousands of farmers protested in London against the changes announced in the Labor government’s budget regarding the inheritance tax, and they headed to Parliament Square after a group of farmers had previously put pressure on members of Parliament.

20/11 Fury as Starmer says BBC is backing Labour on inheritance tax raid

Up to 10,000 farmers arrived in London yesterday to protest against Rachel Reeves' inheritance tax raid on farmers.

20/11 Labour wants tax rises to fall on the ‘broadest shoulders’. The farmers furore shows why that’s so hard to achieve | Rafael Behr

In place of precision-targeted revenue raids, Reeves needs to win a bigger argument about the reason we have taxes, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

19/11 Nigel Farage tells farmers to take protests to Labour-held rural constituencies

The Reform leader called for farmers to rally in rural seats won by Sir Keir Starmer's party.

19/11 Keir Starmer claims 'first job was on a farm' as massive protest erupts

Sir Keir Starmer said "I do get it", when questioned whether his party was too urban

19/11 The Guardian view on taxing farmers: big landowners must pay their share | Editorial

Editorial: Tax rises were needed, but Labour must not dismiss the difficulties faced by farming families

19/11 ‘A way of life’: farmers in Westminster express fears for their futures

Thousands brave plummeting temperatures to protest against plans they claim could bring the death of their farms

19/11 Keir Starmer squirms as his farmer tax blunder is exposed live on-air

The Daily Express challenged the Prime Minister over rural affairs minister Daniel Zeichner claiming that "with a bit of planning, no inheritance tax will be payable at all".

19/11 Kemi Badenoch warns Labour’s ‘cruel’ tax on farmers will destroy farming in UK

EXCLUSIVE: The Tory leader said there will be no next generation for the industry after Rachel Reeves' Budget inheritance tax grab.

19/11 Why are farmers protesting? Rachel Reeves tractor tax explained

Why are farmers protesting? What is Rachel Reeves planning? Whose figures are correct? All the key questions answered.

19/11 Reeves 'refusing to engage' amid furious protests against Labour's farm tax

The Daily Express has demanded Rachel Reeves U-turns on her inheritance tax raid through the Save British Family Farm campaign.

19/11 Labour's hypocrisy laid bare as MP admits screeching U-turn on family farm tax

At least 10,000 farmers arrived in Westminster to protest against Labour's inheritance tax raid.

19/11 Nigel Farage warns farmers' protest is just ‘day one of a real fight’

The Reform UK leader told the Daily Express that Labour will ban shooting next if it gets away with these changes.

19/11 Labour has never understood countryside

Tony Blair later regretted unleashing the fury of the countryside, admitting it was one of his biggest mistakes

19/11 Richard Tice tears into ‘bunch of clowns’ and lists what Labour has ‘ruined'

Reform UK's Richard Tice has slammed the Labour government for its new inheritance tax policy - as farmers prepare to take to the streets of London in protest.

19/11 Vote whether Labour should U-turn on farmer inheritance tax

Farmers are protesting in London against Labour's inheritance tax hike in the Budget, but should they U-turn on the decision? Vote and join in the debate.

19/11 Farm protest LIVE: Thousands march on Westminster in fury over inheritance tax

As thousands of farmers are set to descend on Westminster for a day of protest, follow our live blog for all updates.

19/11 French farmers offer to show Brits the way against Reeves inheritance tax hike

Thousands of British farmers are descending on the capital today, in protest against the new Labour government's inheritance tax changes.

18/11 Farmers 'stabbed in back' by Labour's 'cruel' tax raid to unleash fury at rally

From April 2026, taxes would apply to agricultural assets over £1million (or up to £3million in certain circumstances).

18/11 Elon Musk slams Keir Starmer saying UK has gone 'full Stalin' over farmer tax

Elon Musk has become a vocal critic of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and has now hit out at his inheritance tax raid on farmers.

18/11 We must stand shoulder to shoulder with our farmers

Labour's contempt for the countryside seems to stem from their sheer ignorance of farming and rural life

18/11 Contingency plans over food shortage fears as farmers 'have nothing to lose'

Some farmers have threatened a strike on food deliveries amid the inheritance tax row.

17/11 Labour's 'war on farmers' sparks protest over inheritance tax and food securi...

Some farmers could begin halting supplies of food to supermarkets in protest against Labour's inheritance tax announcements at the budget.

17/11 Keir Starmer defends inheritance tax change amid farmers’ outrage

PM ‘absolutely confident’ that ‘vast majority’ of farms will be exempt as union prepares protests in London

17/11 Mathew Wright blames farmers for Rachel Reeves's hated inheritance tax grab

LBC host Matthew Wright has blamed farmers for the Chancellor removing their exemption from inheritance tax due to them "voting for Brexit."

17/11 Farmer strike threat sparks Labour Party panic with food shortage plans drawn up

Labour Ministers and Defra are drawing up contingency plans to ensure food security as farmers threaten to strike over the hated inheritance tax on farms.

17/11 ‘You can’t keep coming for agriculture’: farmers prepare to protest over bitter budget harvest

Activists and the NFU insist Labour tax reforms aimed at the wealthy will also hurt smaller, poorer producers

17/11 Farmers in England and Wales feel betrayed by inheritance tax changes, says NFU

Union leader says anger is unprecedented, but does not condone any plan to stop food reaching supermarkets

17/11 ‘We bought our son a flat in his name but we took the rental income’

Parents weigh inheritance valuation on gift subject to a very informal family arrangement but unwanted tax issues may arise inadvertently

17/11 Furious farmer blasts Keir Starmer's nightmare budget tax plan

he farming industry is feeling "betrayed" regarding changes to inheritance tax, National Farmers' Union President Tom Bradshaw has said.

17/11 Bank of Mum and Dad: why we all now live in an ‘inheritocracy’

Family wealth dictates our life choices. So is the Bank of Mum and Dad now behind so many of society’s growing inequalities?

17/11 Also effective as a countermeasure for tax audits...Three advantages and disadvantages of the "document attachment system" for inheritance tax returns [Explanation from a tax accountant]

If a tax accountant requesting an inheritance tax return uses the document attachment system, there are various benefits for the client, the heir. On the other hand, there are also disadvantages. An inheritance specialist tax accountant will explain. What is the document attachment system for inheritance tax declaration? This is a general term for "opinion hearing before advance notice." ...

17/11 Farmers have hoarded land for too long. Inheritance tax will bring new life to rural Britain | Will Hutton

Prices and rents will fall under Rachel Reeves’ plans, enabling a younger generation with new ideas to enter the field

17/11 ‘You betrayed us’: how UK farmers swiftly turned on Labour over inheritance tax plans

Despite winning a swathe of rural seats, the government’s budget has caused a rupture with the farming community, who have vowed to ‘fight their corner’

17/11 Hated farm tax plunges Labour in danger of electoral disaster in rural areas

The Government's inheritance tax changes have horrified farming families and could lead to a heavy backlash at the ballot box

16/11 Middle class millennials set to gain most from ‘unprecedented’ wealth transfer

Property asset boom is cascading down the generations, with wealthiest parents far more likely to enrich their children, says Resolution Foundation

16/11 Farmers protest as Keir Starmer says he will defend the budget ‘all day long’

Prime minister hails ‘path of change’ in Wales and Westminster at Welsh Labour conference in Llandudno

16/11 Angry farmers warn Keir Starmer 'don't bite hand that feeds you'

EXCLUSIVE: Owen Rowlands accused Labour of "an attack on all the family farms, just not just in Wales, but in the UK.

16/11 Moment farmer blasts 'rat' Keir Starmer and says he's 'not man enough'

The furious farmer blasted the PM as anger mounts over Labour plans to saddle rural families with a massive new tax burden.

16/11 Labour minister squirms in BBC clash as she's pressed over 'war with farmers’

Jo Stevens insists only 500 estates in the UK will be affected - although farmer Gareth Wyn Jones was dubious about her claims.

16/11 Farmer protests LIVE: Huge tractor convoy masses as Keir Starmer faces backlash

Farmers are furious at Labour plans to introduce a £1 million threshold for inheritance tax relief on agricultural and business property.

15/11 Badenoch vows to reverse Labour's tax raid on farmers - 'the message is clear'

Mrs Badenoch warned the "family farm tax is going to cripple the industry" and urged the British people to send Sir Keir Starmer a message he "can't ignore".