Labour hopes ‘new deal for farmers’ can reset relationship with industry

Farmers protested in London last year after controversial changes were made to agricultural inheritance tax. Photograph: Henry Nicholls/AFP/Getty Images

The government is aiming to reset its relationship with farmers with what it describes as a “new deal” for the industry.

Farmers have protested in their tens of thousands after controversial changes were made to agricultural inheritance tax and the EU-derived subsidy scheme.