UK Softens Stance on Farm Tax After Months of Protests

MP welcomes Inheritance Tax government u-turn but warns about damage already done

MP for Thirsk and Malton, Kevin Hollinrake, has welcomed the changes to Inheritance Tax for farmers.

Yorkshire coast MPs welcome partial Government U-turn on the Family Farm Tax

The MP for Scarborough and Whitby Alison Hume, Kevin Hollinrake, MP for Thirsk and Malton and Charlie Dewhirst MP for Bridlington and the Wolds are among those welcoming the Government U-turn on the Family Farm Tax.

Julian Smith MP welcomes government 'backdown' on Family Farm Tax

SKIPTON'S MP has called the government's backing down over farm inheritance tax as 'a step in the right direction'.

UK softens stance on farm tax after months of protests

Britain's government said on Tuesday it would scale back its plan to raise more tax from farmers, following months of protests since the introduction of an inheritance tax charge on farms was announced in 2024.

MP welcomes partial Government U-turn on 'family farm tax' but warns damage already done - Hambleton Today

Kevin Hollinrake, Member of Parliament for Thirsk and Malton, has welcomed a partial Government U-turn on proposed changes to the so-called family farm tax, while warning that months of uncertainty have already caused significant harm to rural communities. The Government has announced that from April 2026 the tax-free threshold for agricultural and business assets will be set at £2.5 million, rather than the previously planned £1 million, under …

'Now scrap it completely': Shropshire MP demands government go further after farm tax U-turn

A county MP has called for the government to go further and scrap its farm inheritance tax completely.