Farage backs Farmers To Action campaign with IHT pledge
© Farmers To Action Reform UK leader Nigel Farage endorsed grassroots group Farmers To Action (FTA) by signing a tractor at the centre of its “Trailer of Truth” campaign, which has become a rallying symbol at protests across the UK.
The tractor, owned by Andover farmer Chris Marchment, features bold slogans including “RIP Farmers. Abolish the death tax” and “No Farmers, No Food. Axe the tax. Buckle up. We will not stop”.
It was on display at Reform UK’s party conference in Birmingham, and has also been signed by deputy leader Richard Tice, Reform UK MP for Ashworth Lee Anderson, and staff from GB News, among others.
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A source who attended the conference said Mr Farage praised FTA’s efforts to “stand up for their rights” and keep public attention on Labour’s controversial plans to impose inheritance tax on agricultural assets from April 2026.
Mr Farage also made a surprise appearance at the #Together movement’s farming and fisheries fringe event at Reform’s party conference in Birmingham on Saturday, where he reiterated his commitment to opposing the tax and pledged stronger support for British farmers.
FTA spokesman Alan Hughes, a Shropshire beef farmer, said Reform UK is the only party so far to give the group access to fringe events during the autumn conference season.
“We’ve applied to attend other parties’ conferences, but we’re not hearing back,” he said. “If politicians say they support British farming, they need to let farmers speak directly and be heard.”
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Farmers squeezed
The FTA’s Trailer of Truth tour also aims to highlight unfair supermarket pricing and squeezed farm incomes, not just the inheritance tax issue.
“I’m getting £6.25 a kilo for beef, down from nearly £7 just six months ago, while retailers hike prices and post record profits,” Mr Hughes said.
The campaign will culminate in a major protest outside the Labour Party conference in Liverpool on 28 September. “We expect big numbers,” said Mr Hughes. “Farmers are fed up – this campaign is getting louder.”