GB News host Bev Turner has launched a scathing attack on Labour’s proposed Inheritance Tax raid on farms, branding the move a “massive scam.”
The controversial tax change, announced in the recent Budget, would see farmers pay 20 per cent tax on farms worth over £1million.
Dairy farmer Kelly Seaton pointed out that Labour plans to spend £28.5billion on carbon capture over five years but have “attacked farming.”
Seaton explained: “So my husband’s fourth generation. And the reality of the matter is the reality of the matter is this is going to raise less than £1billion per year.
Kelly Seaton said it is “another attack on farming”
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“At the same time, the Labour government are spending 28.5 billion on carbon capture over five years, 10 billion on clean energy, 11.6 billion on overseas climate aid.”
Bev Turner fumed in response: “It’s one massive scam. So be clear when you say that these corporations are offsetting their carbon footprint, you can run a factory polluting the environment or whatever it is that you’re making.
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“If you buy up a few acres of farmland and stick some plastic solar panels on that farmland, you can sit back and say, I fulfilled my environmental and social governance.
“Look, I’ve got some solar panels there. What do you mean you need food? You’re not allowed to have food. We’re not going to allow farmers to grow food for you to buy.
“We are doing our due diligence with our environmental obligations. It makes me sick.
“How is the mood amongst the farming community? Are you defeated or are you fighting?”
Bev was furious and claimed “it makes me sick”
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“We are doing our due diligence with our environmental obligations. It makes me sick.
“How is the mood amongst the farming community? Are you defeated or are you fighting?”
Seaton responded: “I think the first few days felt very defeated. It’s the latest on the attack of farming. The key really is the mental health implications of this.
“It’s another worry on already laid and shoulders with many people sick with worry. Farming has the highest suicide rate across the country of any industry.”
Rachel Reeves delivered the Budget last week causing outrage among the farming community
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The move has sparked outrage among farmers, with the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) warning it could affect two-thirds of farms.
A petition calling for the reversal of the “family farm tax” has garnered over 125,000 signatures in just two days, reflecting the growing anger within the agricultural community.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves defended the policy as “fair and balanced”, targeting wealthy estate buyers. However, NFU President Tom Bradshaw disputed the government’s figures, stating that two-thirds of farms could be affected. Sir James Dyson warned the tax could be “the death of entrepreneurship”, while Elon Musk urged them to “leave farmers alone”.
The NFU has planned a meeting in Westminster for November 19, with 600 farmers expected to attend.