Farm kids urged to write Christmas letters to Sir Keir Starmer on how the family farm tax will impact the future of British farming

Save British Farming's founder Liz Webster said letters will be hand-delivered to Downing Street on January 2 with farming families urged to get involved

Chris Brayford
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"It is devastating that our children are suffering with anxiety and insecurity since Rachel Reeves's budget and their future. This Government has to listen to farming families and do a u-turn on the farm tax."
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"It is devastating that our children are suffering with anxiety and insecurity since Rachel Reeves's budget and their future. This Government has to listen to farming families and do a u-turn on the farm tax."

Children from farming backgrounds have been urged to write Christmas letters to Sir Keir Starmer in a bid to make him realise the true impact of the family farm tax on the future of British farming...

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