Rachel Reeves dug in against farmers heading to London for large-scale protests over controversial changes to inheritance tax. The Chancellor and Environment Secretary Steve Reed issued a joint statement ahead of what was expected to be demonstrations in the capital by as many as 20,000 farmers, possibly even more, outside Parliament.

Rachel Reeves’s first Budget has torn up the financial plans of thousands of families across the country.Farmers and business owners are scrambling to head off the Chancellor’s raid that will see their inheritance tax bills dramatically increased.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves could make changes to inheritance tax that would be "painful" for savers, an expert has warned. Ahead of Wedesday's budget, speculation around which taxes could be hiked by Ms Reeves is growing. One area that could come under the microscope is wealth taxes, and experts are predicting that inheritance tax could be targeted.

Rachel Reeves has warned farmers preparing to take part in a mass anti-government protest that there will be no U-turn on controversial changes to inheritance tax rules. The chancellor announced in last month’s Budget that farms worth more than £1 million which are handed down to a family member after the owner dies will be subject to 20% inheritance tax rather than zero,

Farmers have been told by the Chancellor they must pay inheritance tax to fund the NHS, despite mass protests planned for Tuesday. Rachel Reeves has refused to back down over her controversial plan to impose inheritance tax on farms in the face of warnings it could threaten food security,

Thousands of British farmers are descending on the capital today, in protest against the new Labour government's inheritance tax changes.

Farmers are preparing for their biggest protest so far over the government’s proposals to include them in inheritance tax, as they prepare to gather in Westminster on Tuesday.In the weeks since chancellor Rachel Reeves’s announcement,