Kent farmers have taken their tractors to London in protest against changes to inheritance tax. From April 2026, inherited agricultural assets worth more than £1m, which were previously exempt, will be liable to the tax at 20%,

British farmers protested against inheritance tax changes that tax agricultural assets over £1 million at 20% from 2026, fearing it will reduce food security and harm family farms.

Hundreds of tractors converged on central London on Monday as farmers protested against the United Kingdom government's proposed changes to inheritance tax laws, particularly the introduction of a 20-percent tax on farms valued at more than 1 million pounds ($1.27 million).

More than 70 tractors drove in convoy around Gloucestershire earlier to protest against inheritance tax changes. In October, the government announced it would charge a 20% inheritance tax on agricultural assets worth more than £1m for the first time, although the threshold for some farmers to pay will be £3m.

The protesters are calling on MPs to scrap inheritance tax hikes that they say could force families to sell off their farms.

Mark Means said he was "angry" at the planned changes to inheritance tax A farmer who challenged a minister over the inheritance tax changes said he did not think the government was listening to the industry's concerns.

Angry farmers blocked roads in central London in a protest against the proposed inheritance tax on farms. Thousands of landowners and their supporters took to the streets, rallying in opposition to changes to the levy by the socialist Labour government.

Hundreds of tractors gridlock Westminster as farmers protest against inheritance tax plan - Farmers protested in Whitehall and Parliament Square on Monday, blasting their horns to tunes including Old MacDonald Had A Farm.