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Amid growing unrest from farmers over a proposed Inheritance Tax announced in Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Autumn Budget, the Defra Secretary has faced pressure for the number of farms he has visited since July 5

"We are calling on the Chancellor to meet and run a formal consultation, to find a solution that will protect the long-term interests of family businesses and farms and, crucially the jobs and investment they provide"

The Prime Minister's net satisfaction score brings him into the same league as Gordon Brown, Rishi Sunak, Boris Johnson, and Margaret Thatcher

"There is still a great deal of uncertainty about the future of agriculture in Wales"

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"The increase in National Insurance and minimum wage has cost my business an additional £385,000 overnight. We may be forced to sell the farm to pay the Inheritance Tax, which could bring an end to a family legacy that has been built over generations"

"If the Chancellor will not listen and work with the farming community to find a way forward, her battle with the countryside will simply become a long running sore. It is a very bad look for the Government"

"To trivialize such a devastating issue with an insensitive joke demonstrates a shocking lack of empathy and respect, especially coming from someone in a position of influence and leadership"

The Office for National Statistics said GDP fell 0.1% in October 2024. Services showed 'no growth', while Production (-0.6%) and construction (-0.4%) both fell.

"(Íæż½ã½ã) who are genuinely in ill health or don't believe that they will be able to live for seven years, may well decide they shouldn't be here in April 2026. No policy should ever be published which has that unintended side effect"