Is Keir already lining up his next U-turn? Starmer faces fresh rebellion from Labour MPs over his 'family farm tax'

The Daily Mail ^ | 29 Jun 2025 | GREG HEFFER

[MinorityRepublican]

Sir Keir Starmer has been put on notice of a fresh Labour rebellion over the Government's 'family farm tax'.

More than 40 Labour MPs are said to be considering a bid to water down looming changes to agricultural and business inheritance tax relief.

It comes after the Prime Minister performed a trio of embarrassing U-turns in recent weeks.

Sir Keir has reversed his position on axing the winter fuel payment for millions of pensioners, a national grooming gangs inquiry, and welfare cuts.

This has left Labour rebels feeling emboldened that they can force the Government into further policy changes.

According to the Telegraph, a group of Labour backbenchers are considering using amendments to legislation to exempt small family farms from a planned tax raid.

At last year's Budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced farmers will pay a 20 per cent rate of inheritance tax on land and property they inherit worth more than £1million.

The Government has insisted the measures - dubbed the 'family farm tax' and set to be in place from April 2026 - will only affect the wealthiest quarter of landowners.

But the National Farmers' Union (NFU) and others say the impact of Ms Reeves' measures will be much more widespread.

Critics claim the move could wipe out family-run farms with tight margins, as they will be forced to sell up in order to pay death duties.

There have been months of demonstrations by farmers in response to the Chancellor's tax raid, including tractor protests in Wesminster.

A 'rural growth group' of Labour MPs is now proposing the raising of the £1million cut-off point at which estates lose their tax reliefs.

They have suggested estates receive full tax relief on the value of agricultural properties up to £10million, 50 per cent to £20million, and nil thereafter.

[Jonty30]

All U-turns are nothing more than pauses until the timing is right to get away with it.

[SaveFerris]

['family farm tax'.]

How very New World Order..../shiny side out

[The “ digital currency “ proposal by Carney should have the Western provinces running for the exits.]



Good old Mr. New World Order Henry Kissinger's words (supposedly)



1) Control the Masses' access to MONEY
2) Control the Masses' access to FOOD
3) Institute a New World Order "Religion" forced upon the Masses

These three points will be the basis for the Antichrist's and False Prophet's Beast System (666)

And no man (or woman) will be able to BUY or SELL
without the Mark of the Antichrist Beast...
This will be enforced by Satan's False Prophet





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[SaveFerris]

Sorry, Sir Keir Starmer, those are MEMES ...

[Navy Patriot]

Sir Keir Starmer returning Limeys to the Jungle.

[HYPOCRACY]

At least this pile of human garbage is as incompetent as he is evil.

[ClearCase_guy]

[alternatives?]

They will keep inflating the currency until the thresholds are trivial.