Could young farmers walk away from the sector due to IHT?
Defra Secretary Steve Reed said British farming has a bright future, but can Labour overcome IHT's burden on generational family farms?
Law firm Wedlake Bell said Inheritance Tax changes could also penalise vulnerable families and those without the means to undertake complex estate planning
Knight Frank said it is 'disheartening' that APR and BPR, which were Labour-originated reliefs introduced during periods of national economic stress to help family businesses, could now be taken away from farmers
The Government said changes to Inheritance Tax is not expected to have a 'material impact' on food security, contradicting the concerns raised by farmers and the wider industry
Financial advisory firm TBA Wealth Management said there has been a surge in business owners seeking whole of life insurance policies to protect their property or business assets from being sold due to IHT
Further headaches await Sir Keir Starmer and Chancellor Rachel Reeves over the next few months if they do not listen to farmers on IHT
In 2023 the Department of Health and Social care drafted changes to its guidelines so that retailers would be encouraged to put promotions on whole and minimally processed foods – until it changed them back to push processed foods after extensive lobbying. Emily Ashworth finds out more
How long will it take for Gov to reconsider, rethink and consult on reforming Inheritance Tax?
ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã from across the UK turned up to protest against UK and Welsh Government policies at the Welsh Labour Conference