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From The Guardian Farmers arrive in Westminster to protest about inheritance tax changes. Tractors have arrived in Westminster for today’s protest by farmers opposed to the budget plan to extend inheritance tax to cover some farms. PA Media reports PA says: The first tractors have arrived in Westminster with much fanfare, honking and drawings cheers from some passersby near Parliament Square in Central London The tractors are drinking around Parliament Square many of them flying the Union flag. They are also decorated with signs that read ‘No farmers, no food’; Not hungry? Thank a farmer’; and ‘Save British farming’. Another sign read ‘Starmer Farmer Harmer’ and a second one ‘Reeves and Starmer, grave robbers’ There is a police presence in ther area to cover the protest which is set to draw thousands of demonstrators today. The ‘RIP British farming’ protest is organised by Kent fairness for farmers, and Save british farming in response to the “toxic’ budget, which included changes to inheritance tax for agricultural businesses and a faster phaseout of EU-era subsidies in favour of environmental payments.