Farmers may never trust Labour again after inheritance tax change, say Tories

Victoria Atkins was appointed shadow environment secretary by new Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch last week (Lucy North/PA) - (PA Wire)

Farmers may never forgive Labour for the change to inheritance tax rules on agricultural land, the Conservative Party has claimed, as it said there was a “palpable” feeling of betrayal in rural communities.

Shadow environment secretary Victoria Atkins said farmers faced a threat from a “city-dwelling socialist Government which does not understand or care for the rural way of life”.