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LIVE UPDATES: Frustrated farmers head to capital after Met issues tractor ban

Our reporters are live on the scene in London for the Farmers to London: Budget Day protest

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LIVE UPDATES: Frustrated farmers head to capital after Met issues tractor ban

Farmers from across the UK have headed to London as the industry continues to demand fairness and a future for British farming.

It comes after the Met Police disrupted farmers' plans, stating whilst protesters would be able to attend conditions have been put in place to prevent protesters from bringing vehicles, including tractors or other agricultural vehicles to the protest.

Farmers attending the event accused the police of 'two tier policing' expressing frustration and anger at the last minute change, when many groups had already set off.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will announce the Autumn Budget 2025 at 12:30pm today (November 26) as farmers gather outside Westminster waiting to hear whether their year long lobbying effects and protests have been heard and the changes to Inheritance Tax reversed.Ìý

READ MORE:ÌýFarmer leading new IHT campaign says there is still hope of positive change


Shadow Farming Minister, Robbie Moore is at the protest calling on the Chancellor to make the right decision and listen to the community.Ìý

"It is budget day and we are here in Whitehall and many of our farming community have quite rightly come from all across the country both on tractors and on the forager but also on foot," he said.

"At last minute the met police, under instruction I suspect from either the home office or the London Mayor, have cancelled that protest last minute. Now we have nowhereÌýfor our farmers and those tractors to be parked up.Ìý

"There is a huge amount of anger, frustration, anxiety, amongst our farming community, quite rightly because of the family farm tax, the family business tax that is going to be implemented.

"IÌýonly hope thatÌýlater onÌýtoday, when the Chancellor gets to her feet, she listens to our farming community and takes on board the catastrophic consequences that her budget is going to have and she can change course, it is not too late. butÌýlet us hope she does that when she gets onto her feet later today."

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READ MORE:ÌýWhat can farmers expect from the Autumn Budget 2025?

Despite the Met Police banning tractors, many have still turned up but with restrictions causing them to park up on Kings Cross.Ìý

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Big Brother star Cameron Kinch is also at the protest: "It is important to make our voice clear. We are just farming as we all know, it is too important not to have our voice heard by this government on Budget day.

"They need to think about the actions, what they actually do in their budget and how it is going to affect food production in this country."Ìý

Police are now moving tractors from Trafalgar Square. Met Officers said they are not stopping people protesting but vehicles can not be allowed to disrupt public spaces.

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"You broke the trust of every farmer in the nation with Inheritance Tax. It has broken us."

Thit is Scottish Farmer William Murray's message to the Prime Minister.Ìý

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Cath and Ben Wordsworth arable farmers from outside York.ÌýThe family has been farming the land since 1948 and have come today to make a stand.

"It is our livelihood we felt we had to come down.

"It is terrible and not just farmers will be affected it is other businesses too. Machinery dealers and haulage.

"The Government does not understand."

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Cath and Ben Wordsworth arable farmers from outside York

Farmers say they have been threatened by the Police and will be arrested for causing public order offences with their tractors removed.Ìý

The Met Police have been contacted for comment.Ìý


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