Parts of central London are set to be shut down by thousands of farmers protesting against tax changes.
Around 1,800 farmers, including Jeremy Clarkson, will arrive in Westminster today after the government announced a new inheritance tax on farms worth more than £1 million.
Due to the sheer scale on the turnout, which is three times as many as originally planned, some roads have been forced to close.
This includes Richmond Terrace, Parliament Street and Parliament Square.
The original plans to base the demonstration in Trafalgar Square reportedly had to be changed last week as there was not enough room for the expected turnout.
From April 2026, family farms that had previously been passed on to the next generation tax-free will now be subject to 20% inheritance tax – half of the normal 40% rate.
Liam Price, 28, a beef and sheep farmer from Wales, told Metro he is worried land will have to be sold to other businesses to pay the levy.
He said: ‘My personal opinion is we’re going there to show solidarity, to show that we can come together as an industry.
‘But as far as I’m concerned, however long Labour are in, they don’t want farmers.’
The 28-year-old works on a farm near Neath, east of Swansea, which is currently owned by his dad and was previously run by his grandfather.
But after the announcements made by Chancellor Rachel Reeves last month, he is unsure how much will be passed to him when his father decides to step back.
While the government claims the change will affect less than 30% of farm estates, the NFU has said the figure could be closer to two-thirds.
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Richard Brown, the son of a farmer who now runs an insurance broker firm in Derby, explained: ‘You don’t do it to make a lot of money.
‘Most farmers would be better off selling the farm, sticking the money in the bank, and going and getting a job and finish starting work at eight or nine o’clock in the morning and finishing at four or five, and they’d earn a lot more than they do farming.’
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