Farmer pleads with Labour to take action on family farm taxes: ‘It’s far worse than they think'

Ian Backhouse said: "When you've got a family farm like I have that is going to be hit by the tax, and then you hear a minister turn around and say to you, go and talk to your accountant, it isn't as bad as you think it is.

"We went to talk to our accountant and it is far worse than they think it is."

He added: "We want Government to sit down with us and look at the measures to take to move it forward.

"We want to understand what the Government wants to achieve, and then we want to give them a way of delivering their achievement without it impacting family farms."

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The call for dialogue comes as farmers continue their nationwide campaign against the tax measures.

Farmers across Britain are gathering in towns and cities today to express gratitude for public support in their campaign against the family farm tax.

The demonstrations are part of the ongoing #StopTheFamilyFarmTax movement, with farmers continuing to press for proper scrutiny of the policy.

In Selby, local producers have organised food collections and donations, demonstrating the farm-to-fork connection to the public.

"It's about getting the public engaged. We welcome now we've got a lot of support from British retail," Backhouse added.

"The British retailers have come on board and said they support our campaign. They understand how important it is to keep farmers producing food."

He continued to emphasise the importance of helping the public understand the connection between local fields and the food on their plates.

The farming campaign reached a significant milestone with the delivery of a petition to 10 Downing Street.

NFU president Tom Bradshaw and NFU Cymru president Aled Jones presented the petition, which garnered more than 270,000 signatures.

Its delivery was supported by the presidents of all four UK farming unions, who highlighted the substantial public backing for their fight against what they have described as an "unjust policy".

The farming unions have vowed to continue their campaign until the tax receives proper scrutiny.