Politics

Amanda Watson, from North Yorkshire, said on her family's upland beef and sheep farm land was everything and 'not an asset on paper', but the 'foundation' of their entire business

Farming Minister Daniel Zeichner told farmers at the Norfolk Farming Conference ‘the Budget is as the Budget is' and it was not going to change

Treasury urged to work together to consider whether its IHT policy could be 'recalibrated' and a 'few tweaks' could be made to both support family farms and close loopholes to maintain pressure on 'landbankers'

General public must be aware of what we could lose if farms are forced to go, says organiser

Scenes from the farmer protest against Inheritance Tax changes in Whitehall on Monday (February 10)

Thousands of farmers made their voices heard in the capital in protest of the Chancellor's proposed changes to Inheritance Tax

NFU encourages farming families to hand over pre-loved toys to Treasury to demonstrate how Inheritance Tax changes threaten their future

NFU president Tom Bradshaw tells farmers to 'stand loud and proud make their voices heard'

Chief executive says while farmers realise there will be no U-turn, steps can be taken to minimise damage

It was bad news for Chancellor Rachel Reeves as growth prediction slumped and inflation looked set to rise