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This week from Farmers Guardian editor Katie Jones

Our reporters are live on the scene in London for the Farmers to London: Budget Day protest

The industry reacts to Rachel Reeves' Budget

Inheritance Tax, changes to lifetime gifting rules and the removal of Capital Gains Tax exemption on primary residences above £1.5m are all to be expected in the budget

A farmer at the forefront of a new campaign to challenge the Government's changes to Inheritance Tax has said farmers should have ‘hope' that a positive outcome may still be achieved

In a series for Farmers Guardian, farmers send their messages to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to showcase how Inheritance Tax will truly impact farm businesses

Figures from NFU Mutual show that almost 18% of farmers said it was important to put plans in place for the future of their business but added they had done nothing about it. A further 32% said they did not believe drawing up a plan was relevant or important to them

With less than a week until the Autumn Budget 2025 is revealed, the odds are stacked against Chancellor Rachel Reeves remaining in the job past the end of the year

In a series for Farmers Guardian, farmers send their messages to the Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to showcase how Inheritance Tax will truly impact farm businesses

The lobby group, which includes members of the 35-strong Labour Rural Research Group, has also called on Sir Keir Starmer's Government to listen to their concerns and lift the £1 million tax-free threshold being proposed