Farmers urged to take tractors to London as MPs debate 145,000-strong family farm tax petition

Organisers warn Labour 'we will not stop until you do the right thing'

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Farmers are being urged to take their tractors to London as MPs debate farm tax petition
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Farmers are being urged to take their tractors to London as MPs debate farm tax petition

Farmers are being encouraged to once again bring their tractors to Westminster as MPs debate a petition calling for a halt to planned Inheritance Tax changes. Organisers behind the mass tractor protest...

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