Hundreds of tractors are expected to fill the streets of central London (Image: Getty)
Sir Keir Starmer has been sent a warning by to “step back from the brink” ahead of a huge protest in .
Hundreds of tractors are expected to fill the streets of Westminster in an action called “RIP British Farming” on Wednesday (December 11).
Organisers, Kent Fairness for Farmers and Save British Farming, describe Government announced in Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ first Budget as “toxic”.
They said ahead of the protest that the proposals “spells the death knell” for the farming industry.
Liz Webster, founder of Save British Farming, said: “This anti-farming Stalinist offensive from the Labour Government presents a real danger to us all, we rely on food to survive.
“Losing the ability to feed ourselves means a total loss of control, we learnt hard lessons in the last two world wars about the fact that food security is national security.
Thousands of farmers filled Whitehall in a protest last month (Image: Getty)
” must listen to farmers and step back from the brink and do what is right and best for our great country.”
Tractors are expected to travel into the capital on Wednesday from across the country, including Exmoor, Shropshire, Somerset and the home counties.
The vehicles will line up on Whitehall from 10am. There will be speeches at noon and a slow drive around central London from about 12.45pm.
Jeff Gibson, founder of Kent Fairness For Farmers, said: “In most cases we are happy and immensely proud to provide food without any real financial gain, in the hope we can pass our farms, which we’ve worked so hard to protect and care for, to the next generation.
“The questions I ask you today are what future does farming have? Can we really expect the next generation to start their farming careers paying 10 years of tax burden because we died?
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Downing Street says it will not back down over the policy (Image: Getty)
“My message to this government is I am happy to pay any tax to contribute to society like everyone else, but I can’t do that now with both arms tied behind my back.”
Welsh hill farmer and TV personality, Gareth Wyn Jones, said farmers don’t want to protest and would rather be at home with their families, tending their crops and looking after their livestock, but will be taking to the streets.
He told his followers on social media: “Why? Because… the way we are treated as a community, as working people, is so so frustrating… We feel we are no valued by our supermarkets or our governments, but we do feel valued by our general public, who have been very supportive.”
Downing Street insisted on Tuesday (December 10) that Sir Keir’s support for farmers is steadfast, but insisted the Government will not change course over the policy.
A No.10 spokesperson said: “It was necessary to take tough decisions at the Budget and the spending review and those decisions remain.
“But our commitment to farmers is steadfast and our message to farmers is clear, that is why we provided £5billion to the farming budget over two years including more money than ever for sustainable food production.”
Farmers have reacted with anger and dismay to for farming businesses.
These will limit the existing 100% relief for farms up to the first £1million of combined agricultural and business property.
An estimated 13,000 people gathered in Westminster last month to .
Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, TV personality-turned farmer , Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch, Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey and Reform UK’s were among them.