Politics

This week's guest host Ben Aveling, along with FG's Alex Black and Jane Thynne, discuss IHT one year on from the Budget. Where are we 12 months later?

The report said insufficient biosecurity controls, illegal meat entering the UK, vets leaving the sector, and policy changes to bTB have all left the UK exposed to animal disease threats

TUV politician Timothy Gaston said Daera Secretary Andrew Muir should 'hold up his hands' and resign after UFU members said they have 'zero confidence' in the department

Speaking at NFU Council, Tom Bradshaw said there must be 'no more sniping from the sidelines'

Government ministers have considered the prospect of altering its current Inheritance Tax proposals, according to the FOI, despite publicly saying that the policy has been 'set in stone' since the last Autumn Budget

Latest odds suggest Louth and Horncastle MP Victoria Atkins could be the next Shadow Secretary of State to desert the Tories for Reform

Farmers are being encouraged to write to their MPs, tell their story or invite them to the farm to highlight the impact of proposals to change Agricultural Property Relief

Can Baroness Minette Batters' 50,000 word report help to redefine the Government's relationship with the farming sector following its planned reforms to Inheritance Tax?

Caerfyrddin MP Ann Davies writes on the devastation of dog attacks on farm businesses, and why farmers desperately need action and clarity from Government to update current legislation

Family Business UK chair Steve Rigby said he believes Labour's changes to Inheritance Tax were not made with the intention of targeting small businesses like family farms