Jeremy Clarkson admits serious problem with Clarkson’s Farm after fiery Victoria Derbyshire clash

Days aft Jeremy Clarkson clashed with Victoria Derbyshire unrecorded connected BBC TV astatine the farmers' protestation successful cardinal London, the TV prima acknowledged an issue

Jeremy Clarkson has acknowledged an contented with his deed TV show, Clarkson's Farm, conscionable days aft his fiery clash connected the BBC with Victoria Derbyshire portion astatine the farmers' protestation successful cardinal London.

The 64-year-old erstwhile Top Gear presenter has go a salient dependable successful the farming assemblage since helium turned to that commercialized with his workplace successful Oxfordshire. Farmers were protesting against authorities plans to enforce a 20 percent inheritance taxation connected farmers who person a concern worthy much than £1 million.

Jeremy has present admitted that determination are aspects of farming that are not shown connected his TV show, and that whitethorn person hidden the contented from the public, arsenic farmers look to summation nationalist enactment for their taxation tribulations.

The Clarkson's Farm prima told The Times that the hardships experienced by farmers are not seen by politicians, arsenic good arsenic the public, and his ain amusement doesn't represent the poorness suffered by those successful the industry.

Jeremy said: “Yes. And 1 of the problems we person connected the amusement is we’re not showing the poorness either, due to the fact that evidently connected Diddly Squat, determination isn’t immoderate poverty. But spot me, determination is implicit poverty. I’m surrounded by farmers. I’m not going retired for meal with James Dyson. It’s radical with 200 acres, 400 acres. Way past Rachel Reeves ’s threshold. They are f****d.”

The erstwhile BBC prima continued: “There was a miss that came to enactment connected our workplace earlier this twelvemonth erstwhile Kaleb was away, she’s successful her twenties. Her dada inherited the workplace from his dad. She would similar to inherit it from him. But there’s nary wealth to wage her. So she works connected the workplace 4 days a week and past is simply a caregiver for 3 days a week. She ne'er goes connected holiday. She ne'er has a nighttime off, can’t spell out. She’s got nary wealth to spend."

Jeremy added: “It’s hopeless being a farmer. I don’t cognize what the upwind is similar successful London now. They’re retired present successful Oxfordshire successful the pouring rainfall feeding their animals truthful that you and everybody other successful the state tin eat.”

After Jeremy joined by a convoy of tractors and aggravated farmers, helium was asked by BBC journalist, Victoria, if helium was astatine the rally simply for "himself", helium fumed: "Typical BBC. You people!"

The statement began erstwhile Victoria asked wherefore helium was protesting, clarifying: "So it's not astir you, your workplace and to debar inheritance tax?"

Rolling his eyes astatine the seasoned star's question, Jeremy quipped: "Classic BBC there. Classic." Victoria changeable back: "Is it?", referring to an nonfiction successful theSunday Timeswhere the dad-of-three wrote astir the taxation benefits of buying a farm. Jeremy past disputed the assertion that it was a "fact" that helium bought his Oxfordshire workplace for taxation purposes, insisting it was due to the fact that helium loved state sports specified arsenic shooting.

Continuing his rant, which was being recorded for BBC's Newsnight helium said: "Let's commencement from the opening I wanted to shoot, which comes with the payment of not paying inheritance tax, present I do.

"People similar maine volition simply enactment it successful a trust, and truthful agelong arsenic I unrecorded for 7 years that's fine. As my girl says, you mightiness beryllium successful a heavy frost astatine the extremity of it, but you volition unrecorded for 7 years. It is incredibly clip consuming to person to bash that, wherefore should each these radical person to bash that, wherefore should they?" Jeremy added that the "only reason'" Rachel Reeves bought successful the inheritance taxation connected farmers was to "stop affluent radical utilizing it".

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