Thousands of farmers protested in central London against the inheritance tax changes proposed by the Labour government, voicing concerns that it would jeopardize family farms.
Protesters claimed that the government's new inheritance tax would lead some families to sell their farms rather than pass them down, threatening rural livelihoods.
Despite government statistics suggesting that 73 percent of farms will be unaffected, critics of the proposed tax argue that even a few affected farms could have drastic impacts.
The demonstration was reminiscent of a major protest in 2002 against a previous Labour government, showing deep-seated grievances among rural communities regarding policy decisions.
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