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%,

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

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.

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).

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.

A large number of British farmers drove their tractors to Parliament in London on Monday to protest a new inheritance tax on family farms that has sparked anger since it was announced last year. Watch this report for more details!