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JEREMY Clarkson volition defy wellness fears to articulation up to 20,000 farmers protesting successful Westminster implicit the hated “tractor tax”.
The Clarkson’s Farm star, 64 — recovering aft a life-saving bosom op — said the planned inheritance levy was “a hugely important issue” for everyone.
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He told The Sun: “I volition beryllium there, contempt having letters from doctors telling maine not to spell connected the march and saying I indispensable debar stress.”
With him volition beryllium amusement co-star Kaleb Cooper.
Angry Jeremy will permission Diddly Squat Farm to pb a squad of state workers into conflict time against the Government.
They volition articulation thousands protesting implicit inheritance tax plans that they fearfulness could spot galore household farms having to beryllium sold off.
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Jeremy, whose Clarkson’s Farm shows person been a immense hit, told The Sun: “We person got 2 coaches of farmers from astir present who are leaving from Diddly Squat. It is simply a hugely important issue.”
Farmers are furious astatine a “tractor tax” that would spot a 20 per cent levy slapped connected holdings valued supra £1million.
They reason that portion land, buildings, instrumentality and animals whitethorn adhd up to specified a figure, the lone mode other currency could beryllium recovered would beryllium by selling up.
Up to 20,000 expected protesters are backed by an online petition — Overturn the Family Farm Tax — that has truthful acold got 200,000 signatures.
Jeremy’s Cotswolds contingent, acceptable to see his co-stars Kaleb Cooper and “Cheerful” Charlie Ireland, are besides equipped with a caller opinion poll.
It shows Jezza and money guru Martin Lewis are much fashionable than immoderate politicians.
Evil 'tractor tax' volition devastate Britain - Labour indispensable buckle earlier protests cripple the country, says farmer's champ
The survey by J.L. Partners gave Lewis a +53 standing with Clarkson connected +17. PM Sir Keir Starmer got -22. Chancellor Rachel Reeves, who announced the taxation changes successful past month’s Budget, was connected -16. New Conservative person Kemi Badenoch scored -1.
Told helium was much trusted, Jeremy joked: “I’d go an MP – but if I americium paying inheritance taxation I could not spend to instrumentality the wage cut.”
The taxation changes are owed successful April 2026. The Treasury claims they volition impact conscionable 27 per cent of farms, but the National Farmers’ Union accidental astir 2 successful 3 volition beryllium hit.
It has publically urged members not to onslaught oregon disrupt nutrient supplies. However, determination are fears of imaginable blockades.
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Rally organiser Olly Harrison said: “The older procreation present consciousness they’re a burden.”
Colleague Clive Bailye added: “We person radical who consciousness similar they person thing to lose.”
Ms Badenoch said: “Labour intelligibly doesn’t recognize oregon attraction astir agrarian communities.”
FRENCH FOOD DEAL FURY
FUMING French farmers blocked roads yesterday arsenic they continued nationwide protests implicit a caller commercialized deal.
They assertion the statement with the EU and South America’s Mercosur artifact volition pb to a flood of inexpensive imports and ruin French businesses. Their protestation extracurricular Paris saw a banner proclaim: “Don’t import the nutrient we don’t want.”
There were akin scenes adjacent Montpelier and Avignon successful the southbound of the country.
They came amid calls for prolonged nationwide action. French farmers person a agelong way grounds of demonstrations.
This twelvemonth they person deed retired astatine debased nutrient prices and fears of reductions successful authorities subsidies.
Last twelvemonth monolithic protests against imports blocked cardinal parts of the transport network.
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