Essayer OR - Gratuit
Protest farmers 'didn't look poor on tractors'
Bristol Post
|May 02, 2025
FARMERS who blocked Whitehall in protest against changes to inheritance tax “didn’t look very poor” in their “sparkling new expensive tractors”, Parliament has been told.
-
Labour peer Lord Foulkes of Cumnock hit back at Conservative criticism of the policy, accusing the Tories of wanting to “make the rich even richer”.
His comments came after the Government announced in the October Budget that it will start imposing inheritance tax of 20% on farms worth more than £1 million.
The measure sparked outrage in the industry and tractor protests in Westminster, with a heated dispute over how many farms would be affected.
Cette histoire est tirée de l'édition May 02, 2025 de Bristol Post.
Abonnez-vous à Magzter GOLD pour accéder à des milliers d'histoires premium sélectionnées et à plus de 9 000 magazines et journaux.
Déjà abonné ? Se connecter
PLUS D'HISTOIRES DE Bristol Post
Bristol Post
Hundreds of new digital screens to help bus passengers
HUNDREDS of digital screens are being installed at bus stops across the region.
1 min
January 13, 2026
Bristol Post
Thousands are left with no water
A MAJOR incident was declared yesterday as 30,000 properties in Kent and Sussex were without a proper water supply.
2 mins
January 13, 2026
Bristol Post
'Worse than Swindon' City ranks 37th in healthy high street report
A MAJOR study of the health of Britain’s high streets makes sobering reading for business and city leaders in Bristol - it has ranked in a lowly 37th place, below Slough, Hull, Doncaster and even Swindon.
2 mins
January 13, 2026
Bristol Post
Claims MP school visit cancelled following pressure from staff
A VISIT to a school by MP Damian Egan was reportedly cancelled due to his role as vice chair of Labour Friends of Israel.
1 min
January 13, 2026
Bristol Post
Petition City councillors set to debate removing flags from posts
Councillors in Bristol will discuss the future of England and Union flags on lampposts across the city later this week, after a petition calling for them to be removed received enough signatures to trigger a formal debate.
3 mins
January 13, 2026
Bristol Post
Davey's 'guarantee to cut length of A&E wait times'
PEOPLE in England would be given the right to be seen within 12 hours in A&E as part of a £1.5billion plan proposed by the Liberal Democrats.
2 mins
January 13, 2026
Bristol Post
Crumbling roadsides 'endangering safety of public'
WORK to prevent landslides onto two Bristol roads has been approved by city council chiefs.
1 mins
January 13, 2026
Bristol Post
Spending boom New coin salutes Concorde's supersonic success
A NEW 50p coin celebrating the speed and elegance of Concorde has been launched in Bristol by the Royal Mint, marking 50 years since the aircraft's first commercial flight in 1976.
1 mins
January 13, 2026
Bristol Post
'An aberration' Ex-mayor hits out at plans for 23-storey tower plan
PLANS to build a 23-storey tower of flats and student accommodation in South Bristol have been hit with fresh criticism.
2 mins
January 13, 2026
Bristol Post
Warning lights over UK manufacturing
WARNING lights are “flashing red” on the UK as a competitive country to manufacture goods and invest, a new report is saying.
1 min
January 13, 2026
Listen
Translate
Change font size