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All 37 Labour MPs have received letters calling on them to urgently urge the UK Treasury to change their proposed changes to Inheritance Tax (IHT)

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

Dame Angela Eagle said ‘we are where we are’ on the Inheritance Tax debate and farmers must now look forward

Attended by party leader Kemi Badenoch, Shadow Defra Secretary Victoria Atkins and Shadow Farming Minister Robbie Moore, the summit was held to raise awareness about the current crisis in UK agriculture

Rural business owners will be watching the Chancellor’s Budget on November 26 closely

Plaid Cymru has reiterated calls to scrap proposals which it says could ‘devastate’ Welsh family farms

A protest will be held on Whitehall to mark one year since the major protests in the capital against changes to Inheritance Tax

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: Sarah Dyke, Liberal Democrat MP for Glastonbury and Somerton, and rural affairs spokesperson

The Somerset farmer said he would use the prize money to pay the family farm tax if he wins