Parts of central London are set to be shut down by thousands of farmers protesting against tax changes.
Farmers are set to take part in a second protest against inheritance tax today which will see hundreds of tractors take part in a ‘slow drive’ around London.
The protest is set to kick off at 10am outside Whitehall, facing towards Parliament Square. Tractors will be able to enter the area via Trafalgar Square.
It will finish at Parliament Square at around midday.
The organisers have said that this is a tractor-only protest; therefore, 4×4 or pickup trucks will not attend.
Protesters have also been reminded that they will have to pay a congestion fee for entering London on a tractor.
Matt Cullen of Fairness for Farmers said: ‘You’ll be greeted by marshals to park you in various lanes. Once you parked, at midday there will be speeches done by various people.
‘After that we will be leaving Whitehall at 12.45 pm. And you’ve heard it right, we are taking these tractors on a protest around London.’
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.
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‘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.
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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