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Farmers won’t be quick to forgive Labour

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Thousands of farmers descended on Westminster today to protest the inheritance tax changes proposed in Labour’s Budget. Amidst a sea of tweed and wellington boots, speeches and support came from the likes of Kemi Badenoch, Ed Davey, Nigel Farage and Jeremy Clarkson. To what extent is this just a fringe issue that the government will be able to brush off? Or has the issue exposed a rural blind spot for Labour? And how lasting could the damage be? Katy Balls and Spectator editor Michael Gove discuss with James Heale. 

But first, William Moore has been out and about getting the views of farmers directly from the protest…

Produced by Patrick Gibbons, Cindy Yu and Megan McElroy. 

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