One of a county's MPs has said farmers are worried for their livelihoods because of the proposed changes to inheritance tax on farms.

Farmers are threatening to stop spreading sludge on their land in protest at plans to impose inheritance tax on their estates.They are discussing plans for a co-ordinated “sewage strike” in a move that risks causing chaos for water treatment companies and creating a mountain of waste.

Farmers are getting increasingly angry about the controversial plan to impose inheritance tax on many family farms

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves defended her move to levy inheritance tax on UK landowners who pass down agricultural property to their children, after critics said the move would hurt the sector and lead to the breakup of family farms.

Sir Keir Starmer is under growing pressure to meet farmers over the impact of his inheritance tax raid.On Tuesday, Tom Bradshaw, the president of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU), called for talks with the Prime Minister and Rachel Reeves,

Under changes announced in the Budget, farms worth more than £1 million will be liable for inheritance tax. Changes to inheritance tax for farmers announced in last week’s Budget have prompted a furious backlash, with calls from farming and rural organisations to reverse the move. Here are some of the key questions answered.

The NFU President has said that many farmers “want to be militant” over the government’s changes to inheritance tax relief.

The National Farming Union will meet with the Environment Secretary on Monday amid growing anger over the decision to make farms subject to inheritance tax. | ITV National News

Plans to scrap an inheritance tax exemption for farms worth more the £1m will not be reversed, even though "some farmers in Wales won't be happy", the Welsh secretary said. Jo Stevens defended the new tax on combined business and agricultural assets at an effective rate of 20% from April 2026.