Labour MPs Tell Reeves Family Farm Tax ‘Threatens Most Vulnerable’ – Guido Fawkes

Labour MPs Tell Reeves Family Farm Tax ‘Threatens Most Vulnerable’

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Rachel Reeves’ family farm tax headache isn’t going away. A damning report from the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee – where seven of the eleven MPs are Labour – has torn into the government’s IHT changes on farms. They urge ministers to delay the overhaul by a full year to April 2027, warning the reforms “threaten to affect the most vulnerable”. They say a delay will give farmers “more time to seek appropriate professional advice” while the government considers other options…

The report also slams the government for “no consultation, impact assessment or affordability assessment” being conducted before the announcement, leaving the consequences for farms and food security “disputed and unclear”. With no impact assessment to rely on, Starmer was left parroting BBC Verify’s now-debunked claim that only 500 estates would be affected…

Chair of the committee Alistair Carmichael said:

“The way in which the government has behaved over recent months has clearly negatively affected the confidence and wellbeing of farmers. We have seen that Defra’s communications with farmers have been poor, with confusing and sometimes contradictory messaging. There has been a lack of adequate consultation. Policies affecting farmers have been announced without due consideration or explanation of their impact or their rationale.”

The Labour MPs on the committee are: Henry Tufnell, Jenny Riddell-Carpenter, Tim Roca, Andrew Pakes, Jayne Kirkham and Helena Dollimore. Another policy Starmer’s own MPs are now revolting against…