UK farmers block Westminster streets with tractors as they protest Labour's 'tractor tax'

Tractors blocked streets in central London on Wednesday (December 11), the latest protest by farmers against the government after it ended an exemption from inheritance tax for agricultural families.

The measure, dubbed the "tractor tax" by critics, was introduced by the government to boost funds to pay for strained public services, but farmers say it will destroy family farms and reduce food production.

Farmers lined their tractors up close to the Houses of Parliament on Wednesday, hoping to convince the government to change course, or face escalating protests.

Farmers say their income has been squeezed over the years by Britain's competitive supermarket sector, cheap imports from abroad and subsidy cuts following Brexit.

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