Farmers in Yorkshire to take to the streets in protest at family farm tax

More than 100 tractors will circle City of York as farmers pile pressure on Labour Government

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Farmer Rebecca Wilson will address assembled farmers at the protest in York
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Farmer Rebecca Wilson will address assembled farmers at the protest in York

Farmers in Yorkshire are embarking on 100-strong tractor protest sparked by the Government's recent Budget. Organiser Angus Gowthorpe, a regenerative arable farmer from the Vale of York said the action...

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