A farmer's message to Keir Starmer:

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19 November 2025 鈥� 1 min read

Live from the farmer protest yesterday (November 18), Irish farmer Jennifer Dunlop said IHT will destroy lives, and urged the Prime Minister to put a stop to the new plans that set to come into play in April.听

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