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Farmers warn they could be forced to leave UK due to Inheritance Tax reforms

When British farmers have had enough and leave the UK, who will be there to replace them?

Chris Brayford
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Farmers to Action co-founder and chair Justin Rogers said: "Agriculture needs to change. Either it changes, or I have to sell up and go to another country to do what I love."
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Farmers to Action co-founder and chair Justin Rogers said: "Agriculture needs to change. Either it changes, or I have to sell up and go to another country to do what I love."

Food producers are considering leaving the UK to farm in other countries due to the 'stagnation' of British agriculture and growing concern about Inheritance Tax changes. In July, the Office for National...

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