Furious farmers plan slurry tanker protest over 'tractor tax'

Angry farmers are gearing up for a surprise second demonstration against Labour's proposed tractor tax, ahead of the highly-publicised confrontation in Whitehall next week. Labour's Welsh conference in Llandudno is bracing for a significant clash between the government and agricultural workers, who are calling for a reversal of Rachel Reeves' contentious inheritance tax amendments.

While Westminster was focusing on the planned protest next Tuesday (November 19), an organisation named Enough is Enough has called for a mass turnout of farmers to wreak havoc at Labour's annual Welsh gathering. Starting at 8:30am tomorrow (Saturday, November 16), farmers will descend upon the coastal town, urged to come "in any form possible".

As reported by the Express, the notice also encourages: "If you can turn up with an agricultural vehicle, e.g. tractors/slurry tankers/lorries/4x4 and trailers please do so."

The specific mention of slurry tankers hints at the potential for a French-inspired filthy protest, with the possibility of manure being strewn across streets or sprayed onto edifices. This planned Welsh protest follows after First Minister Eluned Morgan called for tranquillity amidst the tax debate, asserting that only a "tiny proportion" of farms would be affected by the changes – a claim disputed by the National Farmers Union.

Addressing the BBC, the First Minister said: "I think we should just all calm down a bit until we are clear about how many farms will be affected". A livid farmer retorted: "Calm down? Think she might be in for a bit of a wake up in Llandudno."

An organiser took to Facebook to stress the significance of protesting an event, particularly due to Keir Starmer's planned presence. He said: "We need as much support as possible to highlight the pressure we are under."

He further emphasised the importance of traditional farming, saying: "We have family farms that have been feeding the nation for generations and it's important to safeguard this industry. NO FARMERS NO FOOD it's simple.

"We want to feed you labour wants to starve you! ! ! ! Remember you can live without a politician but not a farmer."

The Enough is Enough campaign added: "We are being suffocated by a government that seems determined to destroy our livelihoods, our future and our ability to feed the nation."

The group has also called on "those who are able" to begin week-long strike with the aim of stopping produce leaving their farms.

On Wednesday a farming minister said the government is now in discussions with farmers "to try and understand why the figures look so different", as the government and NFU clash over the true impact of the inheritance tax changes.

The government's argument that just 28 per cent of farmers will be affected by the new inheritance tax rules is in direct conflict with data produced by its own environment department, the National Farmers Union president (NFU) Tom Bradshaw has claimed.

He has pointed to environment department figures which he said indicate that the true percentage of farms affected by the Agricultural property relief changes will be 66 per cent.

The Daily Express has launched the Save Britain's Family Farms crusade to demand Rachel Reeves U-turns on the inheritance tax move.