British farmers protest in London over inheritance tax change

Farmers in tractors wait at traffic lights outside of the Houses of Parliament in London on November 19, 2024, during a protest against inheritance tax rules for land ownership. [AFP]

British farmers massed in London on Tuesday, calling on the Labour government to scrap plans to change inheritance tax rules for land ownership, which they say threatens the agriculture sector and food production.

Tractors with banners calling the move "the final straw" for the beleaguered sector drove around Parliament Square, while farmers lobbied lawmakers and others called for Prime Minister Keir Starmer's administration to think again.